Dukes of Pomerania
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10th and 11th century – Dukes of the Slavic Pomeranian tribes
- 1046 mention of ZemuzilZemuzil, Duke of PomeraniaZemuzil, Siemomysł or Siemosił is the first historically verifiable Duke of Pomerania, recorded in 1046 in the Annals of Niederaltaich .-Historical record:...
(in Polish literature also called Siemomysł) - 1113 Gallus AnonymusGallus AnonymusGallus Anonymus is the name traditionally given to the anonymous author of Gesta principum Polonorum , composed in Latin about 1115....
mentions several dukes of Pomerania: Swantibor, GniewomirGniewomirGniewomir - is an old given name derived from the Slavic elements: "gniew" and "mir" .The name may refer to places:*Gniewomierz, a village in south-western Poland*Gniewomirowice, a village in south-western Poland...
, and an unnamed duke besieged in Kołobrzeg.
Duchy of Pomerania
- 1121–1135 Wartislaw I
- 1135–1155 Ratibor I, ancestor of the Ratiboriden branch of the House of PomeraniaHouse of PomeraniaThe House of Griffins or House of Pomerania, , also known as House of Greifen; House of Gryf, was a dynasty of Royal dukes that ruled the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637, after their power was temporarily derivated to Prussian Royal House...
that ruled Schlawe-Stolp
From 1155, the duchy was co-ruled by the dukes of Szczecin and Demmin.
- 1155–1187 Bogislaw I (Stettin) and his brother Kasimir ICasimir I, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir I was duke of Pomerania since his uncle Ratibor I's death in 1155/56. A son of Wartislaw I, he co-ruled Pomerania with his older brother Bogislaw I, receiving Pomerania-Demmin as his share just as Bogislaw received Pomerania-Stettin, and ruling the remainder in common.After the lost 1164...
(Demmin, †1180), in 1181 Bogislaw I became a vassal of the Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
, between 1185 and 1227 the dukes of Pomerania were Danish vassals - 1187–1220 Bogislaw II (Stettin) and his brother Kasimir II (Demmin, †1219)
- 1220–1278 Barnim I the Good (Stettin) and Wartislaw III (Demmin, †1264), since 1227 the dukes were again vassals of the Holy Roman Empire
In 1231 Emperor Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...
granted the immediate liege lord
Liege Lord
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ship over Pomerania to the Margrave of Brandenburg
Margraviate of Brandenburg
The Margraviate of Brandenburg was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806. Also known as the March of Brandenburg , it played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe....
, who enforced this claim by the Treaties of Kremmen
Treaty of Kremmen
The Treaty of Kremmen was signed in Kremmen, Germany, on June 20, 1236. Wartislaw III of Pomerania-Demmin had to recognize the Margraviate of Brandenburg's overlordship over the remainder of his duchy, and ceded the terrae Stargard, Wustrow and Beseritz to Brandenburg.-References:...
(1236) and of Landin
Treaty of Landin
The Treaty of Landin was signed in Landin, Germany in 1250 between Barnim I of Pomerania-Stettin, the Ascanian margraves Johann I and Otto III of Brandenburg. Barnim I was accepted as co-ruler of Wartislaw III of Pomerania-Demmin by the Margraviate of Brandenburg, thereby hindering Brandenburg's...
(1250). Thus Pomerania had become a fief of Brandenburg, thus an only mediate (indirect) subfief of the Empire, with Brandenburg itself being an immediate imperial fief.
After Wartislaw III died heirless in 1264, Barnim I became sole duke of the whole duchy. After Barnim's death, the duchy was to be ruled by his sons Barnim II
Barnim II, Duke of Pomerania
Barnim II was Duke of Pomerania.Son of Duke Barnim I and his third wife, Mechtild of Brandenburg, Barnim's father died in 1278 when he was still a child. He was titular co-ruler with younger brother Otto I and his much older half-brother Bogislaw IV, in whose hands effective power lay...
, Otto I
Otto I, Duke of Pomerania
Otto I was Duke of Pomerania-Stettin.Youngest, and probably posthumous, son of Duke Barnim I and his third wife, Mechtild of Brandenburg, Otto became titular co-ruler at his birth, along with his elder half-brother Barnim II and his much older half-brother Bogislaw IV.Bogislaw was effectively sole...
and Bogislaw IV
Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw IV , of the Griffins dynasty, was Duke of Pomerania for thirty years.Bogislaw was the eldest son of Duke Barnim I by his first wife, sometimes said to be a daughter of King Eric X of Sweden. He was an adult at his father's death in 1278, having been co-ruler since 1276...
. The first years, Bogislaw, being the eldest, ruled in place of his too young brothers, too. In 1295, after Barnim's death, the duchy was partitioned into a northern duchy (Wolgast, ruled by Bogislaw), and a southern duchy (Stettin, ruled by Otto).
After 200 years of partition, the duchy was reunited for a short period when all her parts were inherited by Bogislaw X
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw X of Pomerania, the Great, was Duke of Pomerania from 1474 until his death in 1523.Bogislaw was born in Rügenwalde into the House of Pomerania . His father was Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, his mother was the duchess Sophia of Pomerania, both distant relatives of the House of...
.
- 1478–1523 Bogislaw X
- 1523–1531 George IGeorge I, Duke of PomeraniaGeorge I of Pomerania was a Duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins.- Life :George was the eldest son of Duke Bogislaw X of Pomerania and his second wife Anna Jagiellonica, a daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland. He was named after his uncle and godfather, Duke Georg the Bearded of Saxony,...
and Barnim XIBarnim XI, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim XI , son of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, became duke on his father's death in 1523. He ruled for a time in common with his elder brother George I; and after George's death in 1531 he shared the duchy with his nephew Philip I, retaining for himself the duchy of Pomerania-Stettin...
Partitioned into Pomerania-Stettin, -Barth, -Wolgast and -Rügenwalde (Darłowo)
- 1625–1637 Bogislaw XIV, holding reunited Pomerania, but since 1630 under Swedish occupation; with his death the ducal house was extinct in the male line
- 1637 Brandenburg claimed the fief of Pomerania had revertedReversion (law)A reversion is a type of "remainder" interest created when incomplete ownership in property is alienated subject to a condition subsequent. Upon the fulfillment of the condition subsequent, the incomplete possessory rights cease to exist and exclusive ownership returns to the holder of the...
to its liege lord (Brandenburg), however it could not prevail against the de facto power of the Swedish occupants - 1637–1815 Sweden continued to hold western parts of Pomerania (Hither PomeraniaHither PomeraniaWestern Pomerania, Cispomerania or Hither Pomerania are terms used in English to translate the German Vorpommern the western extremity of the historic region of the duchy, later Province of Pomerania, nowadays divided between the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Poland.Forming part of...
), originally incl. Stettin, legalised by the Peace of WestphaliaPeace of WestphaliaThe Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognizing the...
in 1648 (Swedish PomeraniaSwedish PomeraniaSwedish Pomerania was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815, situated on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts...
, several times reduced in favour of Brandenburgian Pomerania) - 1637–1657 Lauenburg-Bütow Land came to Poland, thereafter to Brandenburg
- 1648–1806 Brandenburg prevailed in the Peace of Westphalia with its claim only for eastern parts of Pomerania (Farther PomeraniaFarther PomeraniaFarther Pomerania, Further Pomerania, Transpomerania or Eastern Pomerania , which before the German-Polish border shift of 1945 comprised the eastern part of the Duchy, later Province of Pomerania, roughly stretching from the Oder River in the West to Pomerelia in the East...
), with the Brandenburg electors officially holding simultaneously the title of dukes of Pomerania until 1806 (end of the Empire and its enfeoffments), but de facto integrating their Pomerania into Brandenburg-PrussiaBrandenburg-PrussiaBrandenburg-Prussia is the historiographic denomination for the Early Modern realm of the Brandenburgian Hohenzollerns between 1618 and 1701. Based in the Electorate of Brandenburg, the main branch of the Hohenzollern intermarried with the branch ruling the Duchy of Prussia, and secured succession...
, making it one of the provinces of PrussiaProvinces of PrussiaThe Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions of Prussia. Following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and the Congress of Vienna in 1815 the various princely states in Germany gained their nominal sovereignty, but the reunification process that culminated in...
in 1815, then including former Swedish Pomerania.
Pomerania-Demmin
(to 1156 part of Duchy of Pomerania)- 1156–1180 Casimir ICasimir I, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir I was duke of Pomerania since his uncle Ratibor I's death in 1155/56. A son of Wartislaw I, he co-ruled Pomerania with his older brother Bogislaw I, receiving Pomerania-Demmin as his share just as Bogislaw received Pomerania-Stettin, and ruling the remainder in common.After the lost 1164...
- 1180–1184 Wartislaw IIWartislaw II, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw II was a duke of Pomerania-Demmin. He either was a son of Bogislaw I and Walburga of Denmark, or Wartislaw of the Swantiboride sideline of the Griffins, castellan of Szczecin....
- 1184–1219/20 Casimir IICasimir II, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir II was the duke of Pomerania-Demmin from 1187 until his death. He was succeeded by Wartislaw III, Casimir's son with princess Ingardis of Denmark....
- 1219/20–1264 Wartislaw III
In 1264, Pomerania-Demmin was inherited and incorporated into Pomerania-Stettin
Pomerania-Stettin (Szczecin)
- 1155–1187 Bogislaw I
- 1187–1220 Bogislaw II
- 1278–1295 Barnim II, Otto I, Bogislaw IV
- 1295–1344 Otto I
- 1344–1368 Barnim III
- 1368–1372 Casimir III (IV)
- 1372–1404 Swantibor IIISwantibor III, Duke of PomeraniaSwantibor III, Duke of Pomerania, or, accoding to a different way of counting, SwantiborI. was a member of the House of Griffins, a Duke of Pomerania-Stettin] and for a while governor of the Mittelmark.- Life :...
, Bogislaw VII - 1404–1413 Swantibor IIISwantibor III, Duke of PomeraniaSwantibor III, Duke of Pomerania, or, accoding to a different way of counting, SwantiborI. was a member of the House of Griffins, a Duke of Pomerania-Stettin] and for a while governor of the Mittelmark.- Life :...
- 1413–1428 Otto II, Casimir VCasimir V, Duke of PomeraniaDuke Casimir V of Pomerania was a member of the House of Griffins and a Duke of Pomerania. He ruled in Pomerania-Stettin together with his brother Otto II from 1413 to 1428...
- 1428–1435 Casimir VCasimir V, Duke of PomeraniaDuke Casimir V of Pomerania was a member of the House of Griffins and a Duke of Pomerania. He ruled in Pomerania-Stettin together with his brother Otto II from 1413 to 1428...
- 1435–1451 Joachim I
- 1451–1464 Otto IIIOtto III, Duke of PomeraniaOtto III, Duke of Pomerania was a member of the House of Griffins and a Duke of Pomerania-Stettin.- Life :...
- 1464–1474 Erik II
- 1474–1523 Bogislaw X
- 1523–1531 George IGeorge I, Duke of PomeraniaGeorge I of Pomerania was a Duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins.- Life :George was the eldest son of Duke Bogislaw X of Pomerania and his second wife Anna Jagiellonica, a daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland. He was named after his uncle and godfather, Duke Georg the Bearded of Saxony,...
, Barnim IXBarnim XI, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim XI , son of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, became duke on his father's death in 1523. He ruled for a time in common with his elder brother George I; and after George's death in 1531 he shared the duchy with his nephew Philip I, retaining for himself the duchy of Pomerania-Stettin... - 1531–1569 Barnim XI
- 1569–1600 John Frederick
- 1600–1603 Barnim XBarnim X, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim X, or according to another count Barnim XII was a duke of Pomerania and a member of the House of Griffins. He administered from 1569, the Rügenwalde district...
- 1603–1606 Bogislaw XIII
- 1606–1618 Philip IIPhilip II, Duke of PomeraniaPhilip II, Duke of Pomerania was from 1606 to 1618 the reigning duke of Pomerania-Stettin and is considered among the one of the most artistic of the Pomeranian dukes. He married Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg in 1607...
- 1618–1620 FrancisFrancis, Duke of PomeraniaFrancis of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania-Szczecin and Bishop of Cammin.- Life :...
- 1620–1625 Bogislaw XIV
(from 1625 part of united Duchy of Pomerania
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
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Pomerania-Wolgast
In 1295, the Duchy of Pomerania was divided roughly by the PeenePeene
The Peene is a river in Germany. The Westpeene, Kleine Peene and Ostpeene flow into the Kummerower See, and from there as Peene proper to Anklam and into the Oder Lagoon....
and Ihna rivers, with the areas north of these rivers ruled by Bogislaw IV became Pomerania-Wolgast, whereas Otto I received Pomerania-Stettin south of these rivers.
- 1295–1309 Bogislaw IV, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw IV, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw IV , of the Griffins dynasty, was Duke of Pomerania for thirty years.Bogislaw was the eldest son of Duke Barnim I by his first wife, sometimes said to be a daughter of King Eric X of Sweden. He was an adult at his father's death in 1278, having been co-ruler since 1276...
- 1309–1326 Wartislaw IV, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw IV, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw IV was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1309 until his death. He was the only son of Duke Bogislaw IV of Pomerania and his wife Margareta, a daughter of Prince Wizlaw II of Rugia...
- 1326–1365 Bogislaw VBogislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw V was a Duke of Pomerania.Eldest son of Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Silesia, Bogislaw had two brothers, Barnim IV and Wartislaw V. The brothers were joint rulers from their father's death in 1326. They allied with King Casimir III of Poland, whose daughter Elisabeth married...
, Wartislaw VWartislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw V. was a duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins. He initially ruled Pomerania-Wolgast jointly with his elder brothers Barnim IV and Bogislaw V. He stood in their shadow and after 1368, he ruled his own part of the Duchy: the Land of Neustettin...
and Barnim IVBarnim IV, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim IV of Pomerania was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.He was the second son of Duke Wartislaw of Pomerania-Wolgast and the brother of Bogislaw V and Wartislaw V.... - 1365–1368 Bogislaw VBogislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw V was a Duke of Pomerania.Eldest son of Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Silesia, Bogislaw had two brothers, Barnim IV and Wartislaw V. The brothers were joint rulers from their father's death in 1326. They allied with King Casimir III of Poland, whose daughter Elisabeth married...
and Wartislaw VWartislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw V. was a duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins. He initially ruled Pomerania-Wolgast jointly with his elder brothers Barnim IV and Bogislaw V. He stood in their shadow and after 1368, he ruled his own part of the Duchy: the Land of Neustettin... - 1368–1376 Bogislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.In 1365, after the death of his father, Bogislaw IV, he ruled Pomerania jointly with his brother Wartislaw VI. As they were both minors, they stood under the guardianship of their uncle Bogislaw V, who died in 1374...
and Wartislaw IV (?) - 1376–1393 Bogislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.In 1365, after the death of his father, Bogislaw IV, he ruled Pomerania jointly with his brother Wartislaw VI. As they were both minors, they stood under the guardianship of their uncle Bogislaw V, who died in 1374...
- 1393–1394 Wartislaw VIWartislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw VI of Pomarania was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen....
- 1394–1405 Barnim VI
- 1405–1451 Barnim VIIBarnim VII, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim VII was the son of Duke Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania. He was from 1425 Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Demmin and later also Duke of Pomerania-Barth. He supported his brother Wartislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania against Brandenburg.- References :...
and Wartislaw IX - 1451–1457 Wartislaw IX
- 1457–1474 Eric IIEric II, Duke of PomeraniaEric II or Erich II, of the House of Pomerania , , was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg Eric II or Erich II, of the House of Pomerania (Griffins), (between 1418 and 1425 – 1474), was Duke of...
- 1474–1523 Bogislaw X (from 1478 all Pomerania)
- 1523–1531 Barnim IX and George IGeorge I, Duke of PomeraniaGeorge I of Pomerania was a Duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins.- Life :George was the eldest son of Duke Bogislaw X of Pomerania and his second wife Anna Jagiellonica, a daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland. He was named after his uncle and godfather, Duke Georg the Bearded of Saxony,...
During the following partition, Pomerania-Wolgast comprised Vorpommern without Stettin and Gartz (Oder), but including Greifenberg
Greifenberg
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- 1532–1560 Philip IPhilip I, Duke of PomeraniaPhilip I of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.- Life :Philip was the only surviving son of Duke George, from his first marriage to Amalie of the Palatinate. After his mother died, on 6 January 1525, he received his education at the court of his maternal grandfather in Heidelberg...
- 1567–1569 Bogislaw XIII, Ernest Louis, Johann FriedrichJohann Friedrich, Duke of PomeraniaJohann Friedrich was Duke of Pomerania from 1560 to 1600, and Bishop of Cammin from 1556 to 1574...
and Barnim XBarnim X, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim X, or according to another count Barnim XII was a duke of Pomerania and a member of the House of Griffins. He administered from 1569, the Rügenwalde district... - 1569–1592 Ernest Louis
- 1592–1625 Philipp JuliusPhilipp Julius, Duke of PomeraniaPhilipp Julius was duke of Pomerania in the Teilherzogtum Pomerania-Wolgast from 1592 to 1625.-Early life:...
(from 1625 part of united Duchy of Pomerania
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
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Pomerania-Barth
(to 1376 part of Pomerania-Wolgast)- 1376–1415 Wartislaw VIWartislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw VI of Pomarania was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen....
- 1394–1415 Wartislaw VIIIWartislaw VIII, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw VIII was a duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins house. He ruled in Pomerania-Wolgast from 1394 together with his brother Barnim VI...
- 1415–1451 Barnim VIIIBarnim VIII, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim VIII, Duke of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania -Wolgast-Barth.Barnim VIII was the son of Duke Wartislaw VIII of Pomerania-Wolgast...
- 1457–1478 Wartislaw XWartislaw X, Duke of PomeraniaDuke Wartislaw X of Pomerania was the second son of Duke Wartislaw IX of Pomerania and his wife, Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg....
(1478–1531 part of Duchy of Pomerania
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
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(1531–1569 part of Pomerania-Wolgast)
- 1569–1606 Bogislaw XIII
- 1606–1620 FrancisFrancis, Duke of PomeraniaFrancis of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania-Szczecin and Bishop of Cammin.- Life :...
(from 1620 part of Pomerania-Stettin)
Pomerania-Rügenwalde (Darłowo)
(until 1569 part of Pomerania-Stettin)- 1569–1603 Barnim XBarnim X, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim X, or according to another count Barnim XII was a duke of Pomerania and a member of the House of Griffins. He administered from 1569, the Rügenwalde district...
- 1603–1606 Bogislaw XIII
- 1606–1617 George IIGeorge II, Duke of PomeraniaGeorge II of Pomerania was a non-reigning duke of Pomerania. He administered the district of Rügenwalde from 1606 to 1617 jointly with his brother Bogislaw XIV.- Life :...
and Bogislaw XIV - 1617–1620 Bogislaw XIV
- from 1620 part of Pomerania-Stettin
Pomerania-Stolp (Słupsk)
(before 1316 Schlawe-Stolp, 1316–1368 part of Pomerania-Wolgast)- 1368–1373 Bogislaw VBogislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw V was a Duke of Pomerania.Eldest son of Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Silesia, Bogislaw had two brothers, Barnim IV and Wartislaw V. The brothers were joint rulers from their father's death in 1326. They allied with King Casimir III of Poland, whose daughter Elisabeth married...
- 1374–1377 Casimir IV (V)
- 1377–1395 Wartislaw VII
- 1395–1402 Bogislaw VIII and Barnim VBarnim VBarnim V was one of the Dukes of Pomerania. He was the son of Bogislaw V. He ruled over parts of Pomerania-Stolp; first the territories near Stargard Szczeciński, and in his last years, 1402–1403, he co-ruled Pomerania-Stolp with his brother, Duke of Pomerania.Sources on the exact date of his...
- 1402–1403 Barnim VBarnim VBarnim V was one of the Dukes of Pomerania. He was the son of Bogislaw V. He ruled over parts of Pomerania-Stolp; first the territories near Stargard Szczeciński, and in his last years, 1402–1403, he co-ruled Pomerania-Stolp with his brother, Duke of Pomerania.Sources on the exact date of his...
- 1403–1418 Bogislaw VIII
- 1418–1446 Bogislaw IX
- 1449–1459 Eric IEric of PomeraniaEric of Pomerania KG was King Eric III of Norway Norwegian Eirik, King Eric VII of Denmark , and as Eric King of Sweden...
(from 1459 part of Pomerania-Wolgast)
Pomerania-Stargard
(to 1377 part of Pomerania-Stolp)- 1377–1402 Bogislaw VIII (Stolp) and Barnim VBarnim VBarnim V was one of the Dukes of Pomerania. He was the son of Bogislaw V. He ruled over parts of Pomerania-Stolp; first the territories near Stargard Szczeciński, and in his last years, 1402–1403, he co-ruled Pomerania-Stolp with his brother, Duke of Pomerania.Sources on the exact date of his...
(Traburg) - 1402–1418 Bogislaw VIII
- 1418–1446 Bogislaw IX
(from 1459 to Pomerania-Wolgast)
Lands of Schlawe and Stolp
- 1121–1156 Ratibor I (from 1147/8 also duke of Pomerania)
(to ca 1190 part of Duchy of Pomerania
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
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- 1190–1223 Bogislaw
- 1223–1227 Ratibor II
In 1227, Stolp came to Pomerelia
Pomerelia
Pomerelia is a historical region in northern Poland. Pomerelia lay in eastern Pomerania: on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea and west of the Vistula and its delta. The area centered on the city of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula...
, Schlawe to Pomerania. In 1238–1316 both became part of Pomerelia, ruled by an autonomously acting dynasty of castellans, the Swenzones
Swenzones
The collective name Swenzones , refers in historical literature to a Pomeranian noble family which at the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times made in the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp and Pomerelia from 1269 to 1357 a remarkable career under various political powers struggling for...
. In 1316, the area became part of the Pomerania-Wolgast, first as a pawn from Brandenburg, and definitely in 1347.
Principality of Rugia
1168–1325 feudal fief of Denmark under local rulers:- 1162–1170 Tezlaw
- 1170–1217 Jaromar IJaromar I, Prince of Rügen-Background:Jaromar was a Ranish nobleman, who was a native of the island of Rügen. Jaromar rose to be ruler of the Principality of Rügen as result of the Danish conquest of Rügen in 1168...
- 1218–1249 Wizlaw IWizlaw I, Prince of RügenWizlaw I. was a Prince of Rügen.- Life :The first surviving mention of Wizlaw I dates to 1193. His parents were Jaromar I and Hildegard of Denmark , the daughter of Canute V of Denmark Wizlaw I. (c. 1180 - 7 June 1250) was a Prince of Rügen.- Life :The first surviving mention of Wizlaw I dates to...
- 1249–1260 Jaromar II
- 1260–1302 Wizlaw II
- 1303–1325 Wizlaw IIIWizlaw III, Prince of RügenWizlaw 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....
From 1325 Pomerania-Wolgast or -Barth:
- 1325–1326 Wartislaw IV
- 1326–1368 Bogislaw VBogislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw V was a Duke of Pomerania.Eldest son of Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Silesia, Bogislaw had two brothers, Barnim IV and Wartislaw V. The brothers were joint rulers from their father's death in 1326. They allied with King Casimir III of Poland, whose daughter Elisabeth married...
, Wartislaw VWartislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw V. was a duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins. He initially ruled Pomerania-Wolgast jointly with his elder brothers Barnim IV and Bogislaw V. He stood in their shadow and after 1368, he ruled his own part of the Duchy: the Land of Neustettin...
, Barnim IVBarnim IV, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim IV of Pomerania was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.He was the second son of Duke Wartislaw of Pomerania-Wolgast and the brother of Bogislaw V and Wartislaw V.... - 1368–1372 Wartislaw VIWartislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw VI of Pomarania was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen....
, Bogislaw VIBogislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.In 1365, after the death of his father, Bogislaw IV, he ruled Pomerania jointly with his brother Wartislaw VI. As they were both minors, they stood under the guardianship of their uncle Bogislaw V, who died in 1374... - 1372–1394 Wartislaw VIWartislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw VI of Pomarania was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen....
- 1394–1415 Wartislaw VIIIWartislaw VIII, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw VIII was a duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins house. He ruled in Pomerania-Wolgast from 1394 together with his brother Barnim VI...
- 1415–1432/36 Swantibor II
- 1432/36–1451 Barnim VIIIBarnim VIII, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim VIII, Duke of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania -Wolgast-Barth.Barnim VIII was the son of Duke Wartislaw VIII of Pomerania-Wolgast...
- 1451–1457 Wartislaw IX
- 1457–1478 Wartislaw XWartislaw X, Duke of PomeraniaDuke Wartislaw X of Pomerania was the second son of Duke Wartislaw IX of Pomerania and his wife, Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg....
from 1474 part of Pomerania-Wolgast
Duchy of Pomerelia
The dukes of PomereliaPomerelia
Pomerelia is a historical region in northern Poland. Pomerelia lay in eastern Pomerania: on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea and west of the Vistula and its delta. The area centered on the city of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula...
were using the Latin title dux Pomeraniae ("Duke of Pomerania") or dux Pomeranorum ("Duke of the Pomeranians").
- ca. 1060–1106 ŚwiętoborŚwiętobor, Duke of PomeraniaŚwiętobor was a Pomeranian duke of 11th and 12th century. According to Gesta principum Polonorum of the chronicler Gallus Anonymus, he was a relative of king of Poland, Bolesław III Wrymouth. In one particular instance, Świętobor was imprisoned by his rivals and Bolesław set out with military aid...
- 1109,1113–1121 Swietopelk I (Swantopolk I)
~1155–1227 part of Poland
- 1155–1178 Sobieslaw ISobieslaw I, Duke of PomeraniaSobieslaw I or Subislaw I was the first recorded Duke of Pomerelia of the Samborides dynasty....
(Subislaw I) - 1178–1205 Sambor I
- 1205–1215 Mestwin I (Mściwój I), the Peaceful
1215–1270 divided into duchies of:
Duchy of Gdańsk
- 1215–1266 Swietopelk II (Swantopolk II) the Great, sovereign duke from 1227
- 1266–1271 Wratislaw II
from 1271 part of Pomerelia
Duchy of Białogarda (Belgard a.d.Leba)
- 1207 Subislaw II
- 1215/1229–1257 Ratibor
from 1257 part of Pomerelia
Duchy of Lubiszewo (Liebschau)
The dukes initially resided at a burghBurgh
A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland and Northern England, usually a town. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United...
located in the later village of Lubiszewo
Lubiszewo Tczewskie
Lubiszewo Tczewskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tczew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....
(Liebschau). After the town of Dirschau (Tczew
Tczew
Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...
) was founded nearby in the course of the German Ostsiedlung
Ostsiedlung
Ostsiedlung , also called German eastward expansion, was the medieval eastward migration and settlement of Germans from modern day western and central Germany into less-populated regions and countries of eastern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The affected area roughly stretched from Slovenia...
, the dukes shiftet their residence to the town.
- 1178–1200/1207 Grzymislaw II
- 1215/1228–1266/1278 Sambor IISambor II, Duke of PomeraniaSambor II of Tczew was a duke of Pomerania and prince of Lubiszewo Tczewskie.Sambor was a son of Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania, and member of the Samborides. He was married to Mechtild of Mecklenburg. His daughter, Margaret Sambiria, became Queen of Denmark in 1248 by marriage with Christopher I of...
from 1266/1278 part of Pomerelia
Duchy of Świecie (Schwetz)
to 1178 part of Pomerelia- 1178–1200/1207 Grzymislaw II
- 1215/1223–1229/1230 Wartislaw I of Schwetz
- 1229–1255/1266 Swietopelk II the Great
- 1255/1266–1271 Mestwin II
from 1271 part of Pomerelia
- 1271–1294 Mestwin II (Mściwój II)
- 1294–1296 Przemysł II, union with Poland (Greater PolandGreater PolandGreater Poland or Great Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief city is Poznań.The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history...
)
Further history:
- 1296–1299 Part of Kujavia
- 1299–1308 Part of Poland
- 1308–1466 Part of the State of the Teutonic Order
- 1454–1466 13-years war between Poland and Teutonic Order
- 1466–1772 Part of Poland
- 1772–1919 West PrussiaWest PrussiaWest Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773–1824 and 1878–1919/20 which was created out of the earlier Polish province of Royal Prussia...
(Westpreußen, province of PrussiaKingdom of PrussiaThe Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
and part of the German EmpireGerman EmpireThe German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
from 1871) - 1808 August – 1820 August François Joseph LefebvreFrançois Joseph LefebvreFrançois Joseph Lefebvre, First Duc de Dantzig was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon....
was created Duc de Danzig by Napoleon Bonaparte after taking The fortress of Danzig (1807 May) - 1919-1939 Part of Poland again
- 1939-1945 West Prussia, province of Germany
- 1945-present Part of Poland again
Further reading
- Gerard Labuda (ed.), "Historia Pomorza", vol. 1–4, Poznan-Torun 1969–2003
- Edmund Kopicki, "Tabele dynastyczne", "Wykazy panujacych", in: "Katalog podstawowych monet i banknotow Polski oraz ziem z historycznie z Polska zwiazanych", vol. IX, part I
- Zugmunt Boras, "Ksiazeta Pomorza Zachdniego", Poznan 1969, 1978, 1996
- Casimir Kozlowski, George Podralski, "Poczet Ksiazat Pomorza Zachdniego", KAW, Szczecin 1985
- L. Badkowski, W.Samp. "Poczet ksiazat Pomorza Gdanskiego", Gdansk 1974
- B. Sliwinski, "Poczet ksiazaat gdanskich", Gdansk 1997
- Wojciech Myslenicki, "Pomorscy sprzymierzenscy Jagiellonczylow", Wyd. Poznanskie, Poznan 1979
- J. Spors, "Podzially administracyjne Pomorza Gdanskiego i Slawiensko-Slupksiego od XII do poczatkow XIV w", Slupsk 1983
- K. Slaski, "Podzially terytorialne Pomorza w XII–XII w.", Poznan 1960
- Edward Rymar, Krewni i powinowaci ksiazat pomorskich w zrodłach sredniowiecznych (XII–początek XVI w.), Materially Zachodniopomorskie, vol. XXXI
External links
- Bogislaw X
- Map of Pomerania and Pomerelia as part of the HohenstaufenHohenstaufenThe House of Hohenstaufen was a dynasty of German kings in the High Middle Ages, lasting from 1138 to 1254. Three of these kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor. In 1194 the Hohenstaufens also became Kings of Sicily...
Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
1138–1254.
