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* [[Cealadragus]]}}
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'''Liub''' (died 823; {{langx|la|Liubi}}), also known as '''Lub''', was a [[grand prince]] of the [[Veleti|Confederation of the Veleti]], ruling from 810 to 823. He was the eldest son, and successor, of [[Dragovit]]. He had two sons, [[Milegast]], and [[Cealadragus]], with Milegast, as the eldest son, succeeding his throne.<ref name=wachowski67>Kazimierz Wachowski, Gerard Labuda: ''Słowiańszczyzna zachodnia''. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskiego Towarzystwa Przyjaciól Nauk, 2000, p. 67. ISBN 9788370632717. (in Polish)</ref><ref name=slownik>''Słownik starożytności słowiańskich'', vol. 3, part 1, Wrocław, 1967. (in Polish)</ref>
== History ==
Liub was a son of [[Dragovit]], a ruler of the [[Veleti|Confederation of the Veleti]], located in [[Western Pomerania]], in [[Central Europe]]. After the death of his father in 810, together with younger brothers (of which the number remains unknown), Liub inherited the throne of the tribe. As the eldest brother, he held the title of the [[grand prince]]. He had continued leading his tribe in the war against the [[Carolingian Empire]] and the tribe of [[Obotrites]], that his father fought before him. At this time, the [[Kingdom of Denmark]], which was allied with Veleti, had signed a peace treaty with Emperor [[Charlemagne]], ruler of the Carolingian Empire. During the war, Liub had led successful raids in the eastern [[Old Saxony]].<ref name=wachowski67/>
Between 811 and 812, he led his army against the Carolingian forces. In the first campaign, Carolingian forces had repulsed Veletian attacks and recaptured [[fort]]resses in Old Saxony. In the second campaign, Liub's forces experienced a heavy defeat, resulting in him agreeing to release [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]], and becoming obliged to pay a [[tribute]] to the Carolingian Empire.<ref name=wachowski67/>
At the same time, the conflicts with the tribe of Obotrites continued. In 822, Liub sent a message to the Emperor [[Louis the Pious]], the ruler of the Carolingian Empire, complaining about Ceadrag, ruler of Obotrites. In May 823, the war between Veleti and Obotrites broke out, with the latter being assisted by Carolingian troops.<ref name=wachowski67/> Liub died in 823, in the battle fought against Obotrites.<ref name=wachowski67/><ref name=urban>Paval Urban: ''Staražytnyja lićviny: mova, pachodžańnie, etničnaja prynaliežnaść''. Miensk, 2001. p. 47. (in Belarusian)</ref>
Liub had two sons, [[Milegast]], and [[Cealadragus]]. After his death, Milegast, as the eldest son, succeeded Liub's throne.<ref name=wachowski67/><ref name=slownik/>
== References ==
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