The land of Tribsees on the Trebel (castle named 1140, land 1136) is the western end of the old Pomeranian lands toward the Recknitz.
Jaromar of Rügen gave land near Tribsees to his nunnery at Bergen in 1193, and the Danish royal ruling gave him Tribsees as a fief. About 1198 Margrave Otto II of Brandenburg made the Slav lands round Tribsees dependent on him and had King Philip confirm them as his fiefs. On 1 January 1200 the land is claimed by Rügen under the Danish king and by Brandenburg under Philip; who actually commands the castle is not pinned.
It belongs to the diocese of Schwerin.
Who he is
- Name
- Jaromar I of Rügen (by Danish grant), claimed by Margrave Otto II of Brandenburg
- Title
- lord of the Tribsees land
- Since
- the Danish royal ruling after 1189 (Jaromar); about 1198 (Brandenburg's claim)
- Born
- see Rügen
- Family
- see Rügen
- Confidence
- low
de.wikipedia Fürstentum Rügen; de.wikipedia Otto II. (Brandenburg); Rhineland map Brandenburg (Otto II)
Overlord
disputed: the Danish king (for Jaromar) and King Philip (for the margrave)
What it holds
- Tribsees castle and land
- the Trebel crossing on the road from Rostock to Demmin and Stettin
How it was acquired
See summary.
Allies and rivals
Rügen and Denmark against Brandenburg; the Pomeranian dukes also have an old claim.
How things stand that morning
Contested between Rügen (Danish fief) and Brandenburg (Philip's grant of about 1198). By the 13th century it is Rügen's (German town by 1267, Lübeck law confirmed by Wizlaw II in 1285).
Wealth
The Trebel crossing; the grain land later measured by the Tribsees bushel (named 1241).
Military
Tribsees castle.
Threats
- Brandenburg
- Pomerania
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200-1202The Brandenburg claim lapses as Denmark gains the upper hand (Waschow 1200 or 1201, Stellau 1201, Valdemar II 1202).Depends on: Danish success Stopped by: a Brandenburg victory
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Two sentences in two articles; no charter of 1199-1200 found.
On the map: The extent of the Tribsees land in 1200 is not pinned; Grimmen may have belonged to the Gristow or Loitz lands instead.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.