Northern March
In 1134, Lothair gave the Northern March, i.e. the area south of the Peene river, to Albrecht the Bear of the House of Ascania. The Wendish Crusade of 1147 targeted the Obodrite and Lutician areas. After a period of Danish rule in the northern part, the Holy Roman Empire's duchies of Pomerania and Mecklenburg (successor of the Obodrite state) as well as the Margraviate of Brandenburg (successor of the Northern March) had consolidated in the former Lutician areas. In the course of the Ostsiedlung in the 13th century, the Lutici were assimilated by German settlers, ultimately becoming part of the German people.