Wizlaw III, Prince of Rügen
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Wizlaw III was the last Slavic
ruler of the Danish Principality of Rugia
.
He is often identified with the author of the Minnesinger
Wizlaw of the Jenaer Liederhandschrift.
He was the son and successor of Wizlaw II, and as such one of the Wizlawids descended from Kruto
of Wagria.
Born in either 1263 or 1268, he is attested in a document of 1283.
At his father's death in 1302, Wizlaw shared the throne of Rügen with his brother Sambor.
There was rivalry between the two brothers, but Sambor died in 1304, and Wizlaw ruled alone until his death in 1325.
Wizlaw had a daughter, Euphemia, and a son, Jaromar. But Jaromar died in May 1325, shortly before his father, and Wizlaw was facing the prospect of leaving no male heir.
Rügen would have fallen to Wizlaw's nephew, Wartislaw IV, but Wartislav died in 1326, causing the Rügen war of succession.
The Minnesinger Wizlaw is likely identical with Wizlaw III.
There are 14 songs and 13 poems by this author which are preserved as an addition to the Jenaer Liederhandschrift (foll. 72vb - 80vb)
Wends
Wends is a historic name for West Slavs living near Germanic settlement areas. It does not refer to a homogeneous people, but to various peoples, tribes or groups depending on where and when it is used...
ruler of the Danish Principality of Rugia
Principality of Rugia
The Principality of Rugia or Principality of Rügen was a Danish principality consisting of the island of Rügen and the adjacent mainland from 1168 until 1325. It was governed by a local dynasty of princes of the Wizlawiden dynasty...
.
He is often identified with the author of the Minnesinger
Minnesang
Minnesang was the tradition of lyric and song writing in Germany which flourished in the 12th century and continued into the 14th century. People who wrote and performed Minnesang are known as Minnesingers . The name derives from the word minne, Middle High German for love which was their main...
Wizlaw of the Jenaer Liederhandschrift.
He was the son and successor of Wizlaw II, and as such one of the Wizlawids descended from Kruto
Kruto
Kruto , son of Grin or Grinus, was a prince of Wagria. James Westfall Thompson believed his family belonged to the Rani of Rugia....
of Wagria.
Born in either 1263 or 1268, he is attested in a document of 1283.
At his father's death in 1302, Wizlaw shared the throne of Rügen with his brother Sambor.
There was rivalry between the two brothers, but Sambor died in 1304, and Wizlaw ruled alone until his death in 1325.
Wizlaw had a daughter, Euphemia, and a son, Jaromar. But Jaromar died in May 1325, shortly before his father, and Wizlaw was facing the prospect of leaving no male heir.
Rügen would have fallen to Wizlaw's nephew, Wartislaw IV, but Wartislav died in 1326, causing the Rügen war of succession.
The Minnesinger Wizlaw is likely identical with Wizlaw III.
There are 14 songs and 13 poems by this author which are preserved as an addition to the Jenaer Liederhandschrift (foll. 72vb - 80vb)
Literature
- Friedrich Heinrich von der HagenFriedrich Heinrich von der HagenFriedrich Heinrich von der Hagen was a German philologist, chiefly distinguished for his researches in Old German literature.He was born at Angermünde-Schmiedeberg in the Uckermark region of the Margraviate of Brandenburg...
: Minnesinger, Deutsche Liederdichter des 12., 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts I - IV. Leipzig 1838, Nachdruck Aalen 1963 (Wizlaws Texte: S. 78–85, Band I, Wizlaws Melodien: S. 808–817, Band IV) - C. G. Fabricius: Urkunden zur Geschichte des Fürstentums Rügen unter den eingeborenen Fürsten., Stettin 1851
- Ludwig Ettmüller: Des Fürsten von Rügen Wizlaws des Vierten Sprüche und Lieder in niederdeutscher Sprache. (Bibliothek der gesamten deutschen National-Literatur, 33. Band), Quedlinburg und Leipzig 1852, Neuausgabe durch Edition Rodopi, Amsterdam 1969
- Theodor Pyl: Lieder und Sprüche des Fürsten Wizlaw von Rügen. Greifswald 1872
- Franz Kuntze: Wizlaw III – Der letzte Fürst von Rügen. Halle a. S. 1893
- Georg Holz, Franz Saran, Eduard Bernoulli (eds.): Die Jenaer Liederhandschrift. Teil I. Getreuer Abdruck des Textes, hg. von Georg Holz, Teil II. Übertragung, Rhythmik und Melodik, bearb. von Eduard Bernoulli und Franz Saran, Leipzig 1901, Nachdruck Hildesheim 1966
- Erich Gülzow: Des Fürsten Wizlaw von Rügen Minnelieder und Sprüche. Greifswald 1922
- Ursula Scheil: Genealogie der Fürsten von Rügen (1164 - 1325). Greifswald 1945
- Wesley Thomas, Barbara Garvey Seagrave: The Songs Of The Minnesinger, Prince Wizlaw Of Rügen. Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina 1967
- Sabine Werg: Die Sprüche und Lieder Wizlavs von Rügen. Untersuchungen und kritische Ausgabe der Gedichte. Hamburg 1969
- Birgit Spitschuh: Wizlaw von Rügen: eine Monographie. Greifswald 1989
- Burghart Wachinger: Wizlav. In: Verfasserlexikon 10/1999, S. 1292-1298
- Reinhard Bleck: Untersuchungen zur sogenannten Spruchdichtung und zur Sprache des Fürsten Wizlaw III. von Rügen. In: Göppinger Arbeiten zur Germanistik. 681/2000, Kümmerle Verlag
- Lothar Jahn: Nach der sehnenden Klage muss ich singen - Schlaglichter auf die Musik des Minnesängers Wizlaw: In: Karfunkel Musica. 1/2005, Wald-Michelbach, S. 44–49