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Who founded the Mecklenburg dynasty?
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MecklenburgâWest Pomerania
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The Mecklenburg dynasty was founded by PrzybysĆaw (also known as PĆibislav), who was the son of the Obodrite ruler Niklot. After becoming a vassal to Henry the Lion, the duke of Saxony, PrzybysĆaw established the dynasty in the region that is now part of the German state of MecklenburgâWest Pomerania.1