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• Appointments / Titles: Between 747 and 795; Supreme prince of the Obodrit union

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Vyshan History:

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вышан

Vyshan[1] (German). Witzan, Latin. Witzlaus (born 795 in Luna) is the supreme prince of the Obodrite Tribal Union (747 ?-795). The first of the Obodrite princes mentioned in modern historical sources.
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Genealogy of local rulers compiled in Mecklenburg in the XVIII century reports that Vyshan was the only son of the Obodrite Prince Aribert II[2] and his wife, daughter of the Anglo-Saxon Prince Alfred, who died in 747. Georg Rüksner[de] in 1530 in the manuscript "Origines et insignia regum Obotritarum et ducum Mecklenburgensium" wrote about the "Russian wife" of King Vitislava[3], and J., who lived in the XVII century. F. Kemnitz mentioned her as "the daughter of the prince from Russia and Lithuania". Mecklenburg legends also tell about Vyšan's campaign against Magdeburg in 782, during which the city was completely destroyed by the odorrified[4]. However, since this information is not confirmed by other sources, historians consider these evidence unreliable[5][6][7][8].
Vyshan's first reliable mention in a historical source dates back to 789, when he and his future successor Dragko[9] were named among the participants of a large campaign organized by Frankish King Charlemagne against Slavic Vilians, long-term enemies of obodrites. The Annals interpret Vyšan's status in different ways in this campaign: some sources call him a vassal of the Frankish state, some call him an ally, on the basis of which historians assume the existence of a Franco-Obodrite alliance against the Vilians, dating its conclusion to 780[10]. The latter assumption is also supported by Einhard's testimony, who reported that the reason for the campaign was repeated attacks by the Vilians on the lands of the Obodrites, allies of the Franks[11]. During the campaign, in which, in addition to the Franks and Obodrites, the Saxons, Sorbians and Frisians also participated, Charlemagne managed to defeat the army of the Vilts and force them to Prince Dragovit to recognize his dependence on the Frankish state[12][13].
In the following years, Vyshan continued to be a loyal ally of Charlemagne. This led the Obodrites to clash with their neighbors, the Nordalbing Saxons, the main opponents of the Franks during the last stage of the long-term Saxon Wars. In 795, the Frankish ruler organized a new campaign against the rebels, intending to strike at the northern Saxony with the help of the Obodrites. However, while waiting for the arrival of the Slavs in Bardovik, Charlemagne learned that when crossing the Elbe near the village of Lüne (near modern Lüneburg), the Obodrite army was ambushed by the Saxons, and that Vyshan himself died during the battle. In response to the death of the prince, the Frankish king ravaged the Saxon lands between Weser and the Elbe, owned by the Nordalbing allies, and resettled 7,070 Saxons to the interior of the Frankish state[14][15].
After Vyshan's death, Dragko became the new supreme prince of the Obodrit Union. Modern historical sources do not report anything about his relationship with his predecessor[16], but Mecklenburg genealogies call Dragko, as well as Godlav and Slavomir, sons of Vyshana[4].

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. of the Obodrites, Prince Godlib was born in UNKNOWN in Sweden; died in 808 in Roerick, Groß Strömkendorf, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Aribert II (King of the Cheer) History:
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ариберт_II_(король_ободритов)

Aribert II (Orithbert II; died in 747) was Grand Duke of the Slavic tribe of the Hodriches and the entire Union of Obodrites until 747.
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It is assumed that at the time of the death of his father Aribert I in 724, Aribert II was still a minor and cheerful for a while ruled one of his uncles. Aribert II was married to an unknown daughter Ulfred of England.
Over the end of his reign, the first reliable mention of oborrites in historical sources are associated: for example, the Chronicle of Fredegar's Continuators reports that the Vends entered the war against the Saxons in 747 or 748 on the side of the Frankish ruler Pipin Korotky.

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Aribert I (Orithbert I; died in 724) - King (Grand Duke) of the Obodrite Union (700-724).

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Aribert I was the son of Wisław, after whose death he allegedly took the throne. Thus, he ruled between 700 and 724. Perhaps after his death, one of his unknown brothers ruled for some time.

The name Oritbert, as I assumed. F. Chemnitz, of Lombard origin. This is quite likely, since the mother of Aribert I is called the unknown daughter of the Lombard king in historical sources.

It is noted that by the time of the wedding in 1716 of Duke Charles Leopold of Mecklenburg and Russian Princess Catherine, Vice-Rector of the Gymnasium Friedrich Thomas had compiled the so-called "Mecklenburg Genealogies", which show that the dynasties of both newlyweds dated to Aribert I.

Aribert married of Poland, Princess Wundana. Wundana was born in UNKNOWN in Poland; died in DEAD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Princess of Sarmatia of Poland

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Wislav, Grand Duke of the Slavic tribe of vigor and the entire Union of Cheer.
Wisław (Viseslav, died 700) is the Grand Duke of the Slavic tribe of the Bodrich and the entire Union of Obodrites. It is estimated that. F. Chemnitz ruled 36 years, that is, from 664 to 700. His wife was presumably Saxon Princess Adolla, which is partly confirmed by the fact that the name of his son Aribert (Orithbert) is of Saxon origin.

Wislav married Saxony, Adola of. Adola was born in UNKNOWN; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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