Pribislav
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Pribislav Henry (German: Pribislaw-Heinrich; 1127 – 1150) was a Christian prince and the last ruler of the Slavic Havolane tribe in the Northern March of Brandenburg. During Pribislav's reign, in which he cultivated close connections with the German nobility, Germans succeeded in binding to the Holy Roman Empire the Havolanie region from Brandenburg an der Havel to Spandau.
Pribislav came to power at the castle of Brenna (Brandenburg an der Havel) in 1127. He was baptized as Henry and became known in literature with the double name Pribislav-Henry. Since his predecessor Meinfried had already accepted Christianity, it followed that Pribislav had already been baptized in childhood, in contrast to the ideas of medieval chroniclers that the prince had first been baptized as an adult.
Pribislav served as the godfather for Albert the Bear's first son, Otto. Emperor Lothair III raised Pribislav to the status of a king in 1134, although Albert was granted control over the Northern March. Because Pribislav was childless, Brandenburg passed to Albert after the death of the Slavic prince.
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