List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes
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This is a list of the duchies and dukes of Pomerania.
Dukes of the Slavic Pomeranian tribes (All Pomerania)[]
The lands of Pomerania were firstly ruled by local tribes, who settled in Pomerania around the 10th and 11th centuries.
Non-dynastic[]
Ruler | Born | Reign | Death | Ruling part | Consort | Notes | |
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Siemomysł | c.1000 or 1020 | After 1000–1046 | c.29 June 1046 | All Pomerania | Unknown | First known duke of all Pomerania. His origins are unknown. | |
Świętobor | before 1046 | 1060–1106 | 1106 | All Pomerania | Anna | Son of Siemomysl. | |
Świętopełk I | before 1106 | 1106–1113 | 1113 | Pomerania-Danzig (future Pomerelia) | Unknown |
In 1106, Pomerania is divided by his two older sons: Wartislaw, who founded the House of Pomerania and the Duchy of Pomerania, and Świętopełk I. After Swietopelk's death, his lands were occupied by the Saxon prince Lothar of Supplinburg. In 1155, the lands regained independence under Sobieslaw I, who founded the dynasty of the Samborides, and the Duchy of Pomerelia.
Duchy of Pomerania[]
The Duchy resulted from the partition of Świętobor, Duke of Pomerania, in which his son Wartislaw inherited the lands that would become in fact known as Pomerania.
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Partitions of Pomerania[]
First partition 1155–1264[]
In 1155, Pomerania was divided in Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Demmin. In the struggle to shake off Polish and Danish claims to feudal overlordship, Pomerania approached the Holy Roman Empire. In 1181, while staying in the camp outside the walls of Lübeck, Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa recognised Bogislaw I as duke of S(c)lavia, as it was called in the document.[1] However, three years later in the (1184) the Danish Canute VI forced Pomerania to accept him as liege lord.[2] In 1190 the Land of Słupsk-Sławno separated itself from Stettin. With the defeat of Denmark in the Battle of Bornhöved (1227) Pomerania shook off the Danish liege-lordship.[3]
In 1231 Emperor Frederick II granted the immediate liege lordship over Pomerania to the Margrave of Brandenburg, who enforced this claim by the Treaties of Kremmen (1236) and of Landin (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.
In 1227, Stolp came to Pomerelia, Schlawe to Pomerania. In 1238–1316 both became part of Pomerelia, ruled by an autonomously acting dynasty of castellans, the Swenzones (German: Swenzonen, entering history in 1257 with Swenzo the Elder). In 1316, the area became part of the Pomerania-Wolgast, first as a pawn from Brandenburg, and definitively in 1347.
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, Otto I and Bogislaw IV. The first years, Bogislaw, being the eldest, ruled in place of his too young brothers.
Second partition 1295–1368[]
In 1295, the Duchy of Pomerania was divided roughly by the Peene and (Ihna) rivers, with the areas north of these rivers ruled by Bogislaw IV became Pomerania-Wolgast, whereas Otto I received Pomerania-Szczecin south of these rivers.
Third partition 1368–1376[]
In 1368, Pomerania-Wolgast was divided into a western part (German: Wolgast diesseits der Swine, including the name-giving residence in Wolgast) and an eastern part (German: Wolgast jenseits der Swine, in literature also called Pomerania-Stolp after the residence in Stolp (Słupsk)).
Fourth partition 1376/1377–1478 and Pomeranian immediacy[]
In 1376, the western part of Pomerania-Wolgast (German: Wolgast diesseits der Swine) was subdivided in a smaller western part sometimes named Pomerania-Barth after the residence in Barth, and an eastern part which included the residence in Wolgast. In the following year, the eastern part of Pomerania-Wolgast (German: Wolgast diesseits der Swine or Pomerania-Stolp) was divided into a western part which included Stargard and an eastern part which included the residence in Stolp (Słupsk).
In 1459, the eastern partitions of Pomerania-Wolgast around Stargard and Stolp ceased to exist. In 1478, after 200 years of partition, the duchy was reunited for a short period when all her parts were inherited by Bogislaw X. By the Treaty of Pyritz in 1493 Pomerania shook off the Marcher liege lordship and became again an immediate imperial estate, after new disputes finally confirmed by the Treaty of Grimnitz in 1529, both treaties provided Brandenburg succession in case the Pomeranian dukes would become extinct in the male line.
Fifth and sixth partitions 1531–1625[]
In 1531, Pomerania was partitioned into Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Wolgast. This time however, in contrast to the earlier partitions with the same names, Pomerania-Wolgast included the western, and Pomerania-Stettin the eastern parts of the duchy. In 1569, were created the duchies of -Barth (split off from -Wolgast) and -Rügenwalde (Darłowo) (split off from -Stettin).
Definitive reunification and annexation to Sweden[]
In 1625, Bogislaw XIV reunited all Pomerania under his rule. However, in 1637, Sweden hold western parts of Pomerania (Hither Pomerania), originally including Stettin, legalised by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 (Swedish Pomerania, several times reduced in favour of Brandenburgian Pomerania). Between 1637 and 1657 Lauenburg-Bütow Land came to Poland, thereafter to Brandenburg. In 1648, Brandenburg prevailed in the Peace of Westphalia with its claim only for eastern parts of Pomerania (Farther Pomerania), 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-Prussia, making it one of the provinces of Prussia in 1815, then including former Swedish Pomerania.
Dukes of Pomerania: the House of Griffins[]
Partitions of Pomerania under Griffins rule[]
Duchy of Pomerania (1121–1156) | |||||||||||
Demmin (1st creation) (1156–1184) |
Stettin (1st creation) (1156–1264) |
Schlawe-Stolp (1156–1238) | |||||||||
Demmin (2nd creation) (1208–1264) |
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Duchy of Pomerania (1264–1295) | |||||||||||
Wolgast (1st creation) (1295–1478) |
Stettin (2nd creation) (1295–1464) | ||||||||||
Stolp (1368–1459) | |||||||||||
Barth (1st creation) (1377–1393) |
Stargard (1377-1395) | ||||||||||
Barth (2nd creation) (1425–1451) |
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Barth (3rd creation) (1457–1478) |
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Duchy of Pomerania (1478–1531) | |||||||||||
Wolgast (2nd creation) (1531–1625) |
Stettin (3rd creation) (1531–1569) | ||||||||||
Barth (4th creation) (1569–1603) |
Rügenwalde (1st creation) (1569–1600) |
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(Barth line 1603–1625) | Rügenwalde (2nd creation) (1603–1620) | ||||||||||
Duchy of Pomerania (1625–1637) |
Table of rulers[]
(Note: Here the numbering of the dukes is the same for all duchies, as all were titled Dukes of Pomerania, despite the different parts of land or particular numbering of the rulers. The dukes are numbered by the year of their succession.)
Ruler | Born | Reign | Death | Ruling part | Consort | Notes | |
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Warcislaus I | ![]() |
c.1091 | 1121–1135 | 1135 | Pomerania | 24 pagan wives before 1128 one child 1129 three children |
First duke of Pomerania and founder of the family. A pagan, he converted to Christianity in the beginning of the 12th century. Then, along with his son Bolesław, backed Otto of Bamberg in his successful Conversion of Pomerania. |
Racibor I | ![]() |
c.1124 | 1135–1156 | 1156 | Pomerania | 1136 four children |
Ancestor of the Ratiboriden branch of the House of Pomerania that ruled Słupsk-Sławno |
Casimir I | ![]() |
after 1130 | 1156–1180 | fall of 1180 | Pomerania-Demmin | Pritolawa no children |
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Before 1156 | 1156–c.1190 | 1190s | Pomerania-Schlawe-Stolp | Unmarried | |||
Warcislaus II | c.1160 | 1180–1184 | c.1184 | Pomerania-Demmin | no children |
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Bogislaw I | ![]() |
1127 | 1156-1184 | 18 March 1187 | Pomerania-Stettin | three children Anastasia of Greater Poland 26 April 1177 two children |
In 1184 after the death of his nephew Warcislaus II, reunited Stettin and Demmin. |
1184–1187 | Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Demmin | ||||||
Anastasia of Greater Poland (regent) | ![]() |
c.1164 | 1187–1208 | c.1240 | Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Demmin | Bogislaw I 26 April 1177 two children |
Widow of Bogislaw I. |
Bogislaw II | ![]() |
1177 | 1208–1220 | 23 January 1220 | Pomerania-Stettin | Miroslava of Pomerelia 1210 three children |
Son of Bogislaw I. |
Casimir II | ![]() |
c.1180 | 1208–1219 | 1219 | Pomerania-Demmin | Ingard of Denmark 1210 two children |
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before 1190 | c.1190–1223 | 1223 | Pomerania-Schlawe-Stolp | A daughter of Mieszko III of Poland before 1223 two children |
Son of Bogislaw II and younger brother of Barnim I. His existence is not certain. Received the -Sławno part in 1190 by his father. | |
Ingard of Denmark (regent) | ![]() |
c.1190 | 1219–1226 | 1248 | Pomerania-Demmin | Casimir II 1210 two children |
Widow of Casimir II |
Warcislaus III | ![]() |
c.1210 | 1226–1264 | 17 May 1264 | Pomerania-Demmin | Sophia 1236 three children |
After his death in 1264, Barnim became the sole duke. |
before 1223 | 1223–1238 | 1238 | Pomerania-Schlawe-Stolp | unmarried | Son of Bogislaw III. Other historians suggest that he could be also son of Bogislaw II or Mestwin I of Pomerelia. After his death without descendants, the land returned to Pomerania. | ||
Miroslava of Pomerelia (regent) | ![]() |
1190 | 1220–1226 | 1237 | Pomerania-Stettin | Bogislaw II 1210 three children |
Widow of Bogislaw I. |
Barnim I the Good | ![]() |
c.1217/1219 | 1226–1264 | 13 December 1278 | Pomerania-Stettin | Anna Maria of Saxony between 4 September 1238 and 18 July 1242 three children Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1252 or 1253 one child Matilda of Brandenburg between 29 March 1263 and 20 May 1267 six children |
Since 1227 the dukes were again vassals of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1264 reunited all Pomerania. |
1264-1278 | Pomerania | ||||||
Bogislaw IV | ![]() |
c.1255 | 1278–1295 | 19/24 February 1309 | Pomerania | between 1275 and 1278 no children 13 August 1284 six children |
Ruled jointly. Bogislaw was the eldest son of Barnim I, and ruled with his stepmother, who was regent of her own sons. From 1294 Bogislaw ruled directly with his half-brothers Barnim and Otto, who reached majority in that year. Following the death of Barnim without descendants in 1295, Bogislaw and Otto divided Pomerania between them: Bogislaw retained Wolgast and Otto received Stettin. |
1295-1309 | Pomerania-Wolgast | ||||||
Matilda of Brandenburg (regent) | ![]() |
? | 1278-1294 | 20 December 1316 | Pomerania | Barnim I the Good between 29 March 1263 and 20 May 1267 six children | |
Barnim II | ![]() |
c.1277 | 1294-1295 | 28 May 1295 | Pomerania | unmarried | |
Otto I | ![]() |
1279 | 1294–1295 | 31 December 1344 | Pomerania | April 1296 two children | |
1295–1344 | Pomerania-Stettin | ||||||
Warcislaus IV | ![]() |
before 1290 | 1309–1326 | 1 August 1326 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin 11 April 1316 or 1317 three children |
Son of Bogislaw IV. |
Barnim III the Great | ![]() |
c.1300 | 1344–1368 | 14 August 1368 | Pomerania-Stettin | Agnes of Brunswick-Grubenhagen 1330 five children |
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Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin (regent) | ![]() |
1300 | 1326–c.1330 | Between February (or March) 1355 and 2 July 1356 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Warcislaus IV 11 April 1316 or 1317 three children |
Regent on behalf of her sons. |
Bogislaw V the Great | ![]() |
c.1318 | c.1330–1368 | 23 April 1374 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Elisabeth of Poland 24 or 25 February 1343 three children 1362 or 1363 four children |
Sons of Bogislaw IV, ruled jointly. In 1368, Bogislaw, the last surviving brother, divided the land with his brother Barnim's heirs: They kept Wolgast, and Bogislaw created Stargard for himself. |
1368–1374 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp | ||||||
Warcislaus V the Father of the People | ![]() |
c.1 November 1326 | c.1330–1368 | 1390 | Pomerania-Wolgast | before 1390 no children | |
Barnim IV the Good | ![]() |
1325 | c.1330–1365 | 22 August 1365 | Pomerania-Wolgast | 1343 three children | |
Casimir III | ![]() |
1348 | 1368–1372 | 24 August 1372 | Pomerania-Stettin | unmarried | Son of Barnim III. |
Bogislaw VI | ![]() |
c.1350 | 1365–1393 | 7 March 1393 | Pomerania-Wolgast | between 1369 and 1377 no children Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg 14 or 19 September 1389 Celle two children |
Sons of Barnim IV, ruled jointly. In 1377, they divided the land: Bogislaw kept Wolgast and Warcislaus retained Barth. However, as Bogislaw died without heirs, Warcislaus reunited Barth with Wolgast. |
Warcislaus VI the One-Eyed | ![]() |
1345 | 1365–1377 | 13 June 1394 | Pomerania-Wolgast | 1 October 1363 four children | |
1377-1393 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Barth | ||||||
1393-1394 | Pomerania-Wolgast | ||||||
Swantibor I | ![]() |
c.1351 | 1372–1413 | 21 June 1413 | Pomerania-Stettin | 17 September 1363 four children |
Brothers of Casimir III, ruled jointly. |
Bogislaw VII the Older | ![]() |
before 1355 | 1372–1404 | 1404 | Pomerania-Stettin | Unknown before 1404 no children | |
Casimir IV | ![]() |
1351 | 1374–1377 | 2 January 1377 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp | 1360 no children Margaret of Masovia 1368 or 1369 no children |
After his death his sons divided the land. |
Warcislaus VII | ![]() |
1363/5 | 1377–1394/5 | 1394/5 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp | Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 23 March 1380 one child |
Sons of Casimir IV. Warcislaus received Stargard, and his brothers Bogislaw and Barnim received Stolp together. The death of Warcislaus made possible the reunion of the inheritance of their father, by Bogislaw and Barnim, who reunited Stolp to Stargard. However, there was an heir to Stolp: Bogislaw, who would be brought up in Denmark and changed name to Eric. |
Bogislaw VIII Magnus | ![]() |
c.1364 | 1377–1394/5 | 11 February 1418 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp-Stargard | c.1398 two children. | |
1394/5-1418 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp (Stolp and Stargard) | ||||||
Barnim V | ![]() |
1369 | 1377–1394/5 | 1402/3 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp-Stargard | 27 September 1396 one child | |
1394/5–1403 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp (Stolp and Stargard) | ||||||
Barnim VI | ![]() |
c.1365 | 1393–1405 | 22 September 1405 | Pomerania-Wolgast | circa or before 1395 three children |
Sons of Warcislaus VI, ruled jointly. |
Warcislaus VIII | ![]() |
1373 | 1393–1415 | 20/23 August 1415 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Agnes of Saxe-Lauenburg circa or before 1398 four children | |
Otto II | ![]() |
c.1380 | 1413–1428 | 27 March 1428 | Pomerania-Stettin | c.1411 no children |
Sons of Swantibor I, ruled jointly. |
Casimir V | ![]() |
before 1380 | 1413–1435 | 13 April 1435 | Pomerania-Stettin | circa or before 1420 three children Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen circa or before 1439 one child | |
Agnes of Saxe-Lauenburg (regent) | ![]() |
After 1373 | 1415–1425 | 1435 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Wartislaw VIII circa or before 1398 four children |
Regent in the name of her children, Barnim VIII and Swantibor II, and her nephews, sons of Barnim VI: Warcislaus IX and Barnim VII. |
Barnim VII the Older | ![]() |
1390 | 1425–1450 | 22 September 1450 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Unmarried | Sons of the co-rulers Barnim VI and Warcislaus VIII. After the end of the regency of Agnes, the four rulers divided possessions: The sons of Barnim kept Wolgast; the sons of Warcislaus received Barth. However, as the sons of Warcislaus left no children, their possessions returned to the sons of Barnim VI. |
Warcislaus IX | c.1400 | 1425–1457 | 17 April 1457 | Pomerania-Wolgast | 1420 four children Son of Barnim VI. | ||
Barnim VIII the Younger | ![]() |
between 1405 and 1407 | 1425–1451 | between 15 and 19 December 1451 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Barth | circa or before 1434 one child | |
c.1408 | 1425–1432 | 1432 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Barth | Unmarried | |||
Bogislaw IX | ![]() |
1407/1410 | 1418–1446 | 7 December 1446 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp (Stolp and Stargard) | Maria of Masovia 24 June 1432 Poznań two children |
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Council of Regency in Pomerania-Stettin:1435–1443 | |||||||
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1424 | 1443–1451 | 4 October 1451 | Pomerania-Stettin | Elisabeth of Brandenburg 29 September 1440 one child |
Son of Casimir V. | |
Maria of Masovia (regent) | ![]() |
1408/1415 | 1446–1449 | 14 February 1454 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp (Stolp and Stargard) | Bogislaw IX 24 June 1432 Poznań two children |
Regent in name of her husband's cousin and heir, Eric I. |
Eric I | 1381/1382 | 1449–1459 | 3 May 1459 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp (Stolp and Stargard) | Philippa of England 26 October 1406 Lund one child |
Son of Warcislaus VII and original heir of Stolp in 1394. His absence was probably the cause of his being bypassed in the Pomeranian succession. Also King of the Union of Kalmar between Denmark, Sweden and Norway. | |
Warcislaus X | ![]() |
1435 | 1457–1478 | 17 December 1478 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Barth | Elisabeth of Brandenburg 5 March 1454 two children 1472 no children |
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Otto III | ![]() |
29 May 1444 | 1451–1464 | 7 September 1464 | Pomerania-Stettin | unmarried |
Son of Joachim the younger. |
Eric II | between 1418 and 1425 | 1457–1464 | 5 July 1474 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Anna Sophie of Pomerania-Stolp 1451 twelve children |
In 1464, he reunited Pomerania-Wolgast with Pomerania-Stettin | |
1464-1474 | Pomerania-Wolgast and Pomerania-Stettin | ||||||
Bogislaw X the Great | 3 June 1454 | 1474–1478 | 5 October 1523 | Pomerania-Wolgast and Pomerania-Stettin | Margaret of Brandenburg 20 September 1477 Prenzlau no children Anna Jagiellon of Poland 2 February 1491 Szczecin eight children |
Son of Eric II, reunited Pomerania in 1478. | |
1478-1523 | Pomerania | ||||||
George I | 11 April 1493 | 1523–1531 | 10 May 1531 | Pomerania | Amalie of the Palatinate 22 May 1513 Szczecin three children Margaret of Brandenburg 23 January 1530 Berlin one child |
Sons of Bogislaw X, ruled jointly. After George's death, Barnim divided Pomerania with his nephew Philip. After his death his possessions went to Pomerania-Wolgast. | |
Barnim IX the Pious | 2 December 1501 | 1523–1531 | 2 November 1573 | Pomerania | Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg 2 February 1525 Szczecin seven children | ||
1531-1569 | Pomerania-Stettin | ||||||
Philip I the Pious | ![]() |
14 July 1515 | 1531–1560 | 14 February 1560 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Maria of Saxony 27 February 1536 Torgau ten children |
Son of George I. |
Ernest Louis the Fair | 20 November 1545 | 1560–1592 | 17 June 1592 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 20 October 1577 Wolgast three children |
Sons of Philip I, ruled jointly. Divided the land in 1569: Ernest Louis kept Wolgast, John Frederick received Stettin, Bogislaw received Barth and Neuenkamp (later Franzburg), and Barnim received Rügenwalde. In 1592 Bogislaw became tutor of his nephew Philip Julius. In 1600 after the death of John Frederick without children, the land was inherited by Barnim, who reunited it with Rügenwalde. At the latter's death in 1603 also with no descendants, Bogislaw received the land and united it with Barth, but he gave Rügenwalde to one of his sons, and gave Barth and Neuenkamp to Philip Julius. | |
John Frederick the Strong | 27 August 1542 | 1560–1569 | 9 February 1600 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Erdmuthe of Brandenburg 17 February 1577 Szczecin no children | ||
1569-1600 | Pomerania-Stettin | ||||||
Barnim X the Younger | 15 February 1549 | 1560–1569 | 1 September 1603 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Anna Maria of Brandenburg 8 January 1581 Berlin no children | ||
1569-1600 | Pomerania-Stettin-Rügenwalde | ||||||
1600-1603 | Pomerania-Stettin (Stettin and Rügenwalde) | ||||||
Bogislaw XI | 9 August 1544 | 1560–1569 | 7 March 1606 | Pomerania-Wolgast | 8 September 1572 eleven children 31 May 1601 no children | ||
1569-1603 | Pomerania-Wolgast-Barth | ||||||
1603-1606 | Pomerania-Stettin | ||||||
Philip Julius | 27 December 1584 | 1592–1625 | 6 February 1625 | Pomerania-Wolgast | Agnes of Brandenburg 25 June 1604 Berlin no children |
Son of Ernest Louis, united Barth to Wolgast in 1603 | |
George II | 30 January 1582 | 1606–1617 | 27 March 1617 | Pomerania-Stettin-Rügenwalde | Unmarried | Son of Bogislaw XI, received Rügenwalde, inherited by his father in 1603, and given to him. | |
Philip II the Pious | 29 July 1573 | 1606–1618 | 3 February 1618 | Pomerania-Stettin | 10 March 1607 Treptow an der Rega no children |
Son of Bogislaw XI. Left no descendants and the land was inherited by his brother Francis. | |
Francis | 24 March 1577 | 1618–1620 | 27 November 1620 | Pomerania-Stettin | Sophie of Saxony 26 August 1610 Dresden no children |
Son of Bogislaw XI and brother of the predecessor. | |
Bogislaw XII the Sociable | 31 March 1580 | 1617–1620 | 10 March 1637 | Pomerania-Stettin-Rügenwalde | Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1615 no children |
Son of Bogislaw XI. Inherited the possessions of all his brothers and reunited Pomerania, but he also didn't have any children. At his death, Pomerania was annexed by the Kingdom of Sweden. | |
1620-1625 | Pomerania-Stettin (Stettin and Rügenwalde) | ||||||
1625-1637 | Pomerania |
Principality of Rugia[]
1168–1325 feudal fief of Denmark under local rulers:
- 1162–1170 Tezlaw
- 1170–1217 Jaromar I
- 1218–1249 Wizlaw I
- 1249–1260 Jaromar II
- 1260–1302 Wizlaw II
- 1303–1325 Wizlaw III
From 1325 Pomerania-Wolgast or -Barth:
- 1325–1326 Wartislaw IV
- 1326–1368 Bogislaw V, Wartislaw V, Barnim IV
- 1368–1372 Wartislaw VI, Bogislaw VI
- 1372–1394 Wartislaw VI
- 1394–1415 Wartislaw VIII
- 1415–1432/36
- 1432/36–1451 Barnim VIII
- 1451–1457 Wartislaw IX
- 1457–1478 Wartislaw X
from 1474 part of Pomerania-Wolgast
Duchy of Pomerelia[]
In 1155, the lands which belonged to Świętopełk I became independent under Sobieslaw I, a possible descendant, who founded the House of Sambor and the Duchy of Pomerelia.
The dukes of Pomerelia were using the Latin title dux Pomeraniae ("Duke of Pomerania") or dux Pomeranorum ("Duke of the Pomeranians").
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Partitions of the Duchy of Pomerelia[]
In 1215, the duchy was divided in other smaller duchies: Gdańsk, Białogarda, Lubiszewo and Świecie.
Duchy of Pomerelia-Gdańsk Became independent in 1215. |
Duchy of Pomerelia-Białogarda Became independent in 1215. |
Duchy of Pomerelia-Lubiszewo Became independent in 1215. |
Duchy of Pomerelia-Świecie Became independent in 1215. |
In 1271 the duchy is reunited and in 1296 annexed to the Kingdom of Poland
Dukes of Pomerelia[]
Non-dynastic[]
Ruler | Born | Reign | Death | Ruling part | Consort | Notes | |
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Świętopełk I | before 1106 | 1106–1113 | 1113 | Pomerania-Gdańsk (future Pomerelia) | Unknown | He wasn't duke of Pomerelia, but ruled in the lands that became Pomerelia 40 years later. |
House of Sambor (1155–1296)[]
Ruler | Born | Reign | Death | Ruling part | Consort | Notes | |
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Sobieslaw I | c.1130 | 1155-1178 | 1178 | Pomerelia | Unknown before 1150 two children |
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Sambor I | c.1150 | 1178-1205 | 7 February or 30 December 1205 | Pomerelia | Unknown before 1205 two children |
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Mestwin I the Peaceful | c.1160 | 1205-1220 | 1/2 July 1220 | Pomerelia | c.1190 eight children |
Brother of Sambor. | |
Świętopełk II the Great | c.1190 | 1220-1266 | 11 January 1266 | Pomerelia-Gdańsk | before 1220 one child Euphrosyne of Greater Poland c.1220 two children c.1230 two children |
Son of Mestwin I. Ruler in Gdańsk, used the title Dux (Duke) from 1227. | |
c.1195 | 1220–1233 | 11 January 1233 | Pomerelia-Białogarda-Lubiszewo-Świecie | unmarried | Son of Mestwin I. Ruler in Świecie, used the title Dux (Duke) from 1227. After his death his domains were divided between the younger brothers. | ||
c.1212 | 1233–1262 | 6 June 1272 | Pomerelia-Białogarda | unmarried | Son of Mestwin I. Joined the Teutonic Order in 1262, and -Białogarda was annexed by -Gdańsk. | ||
Sambor II | c.1212 | 1233–1270 | 30 December 1277 | six children |
Son of Mestwin I. He initially resided at a burgh located in the later village of Lubiszewo. After the town of Tczew was founded nearby in the course of the German Ostsiedlung, the dukes shifted their residence to the town. | ||
Mestwin II | 1220 | 1233–1270 | 29 December 1294 | Pomerelia-Świecie | before 1275 two children Euphrosyne of Opole 1275 (div.1288) no children Sulisława after 1288 no children |
Son of Swiatopelk I. In 1270, he reunited the duchy. | |
Wartislaw II | 1237 | 1266–1270 | 9 May 1271 | Pomerelia-Gdańsk | unmarried | Son of Swietopelk II. After his death without descendants, Gdańsk was absorbed by the reunited Duchy of Pomerelia. | |
Mestwin II | 1220 | 1270–1294 | 29 December 1294 | Pomerelia | before 1275 two children Euphrosyne of Opole 1275 (div.1288) no children Sulisława after 1288 no children |
Reunites the duchy in 1270. In 1294, Pomerelia was annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. |
Later history of Pomerelia[]
- 1296–1299 Part of Kujavia
- 1299–1308 Part of Poland
- 1308–1466 Part of the Teutonic Order State of Prussia
- 1454–1466 13-years war of Polish-supported Prussian separatist forces against the Teutonic Order
- 1466–1569 Royal Prussia, in personal union with the Crown of Poland
- 1569–1772 Part of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1772–1919 West Prussia (province of the Kingdom of Prussia which was part of the German Empire from 1871)
- 1829–1878 Province of Prussia (a province of the Kingdom of Prussia)
- 1772–1793 Gdańsk, Toruń and Elbląg remained with Poland, then annexed to West Prussia, except of the latter annexed to East Prussia
- 1807–1814 Free City of Danzig a Napoleonic client state, with François Joseph Lefebvre ennobled as Duc de Dantzic (1808–1820), before returned to West Prussia
- 1920–1939 Part of Poland as the Pomeranian Voivodeship, except of Danzig
- 1920–1939 Free City of Danzig, a League of Nations mandate
- 1939–1945 Danzig-West Prussia, province of Nazi Germany, including Polish Pomerania and Danzig
- 1945–present Part of Poland again
See also[]
- History of Pomerania
Further reading[]
![]() | This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (December 2014) |
- 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", Poznań 1969, 1978, 1996
- Casimir Kozlowski, George Podralski, "Poczet Ksiazat Pomorza Zachdniego", KAW, Szczecin 1985
- L. Badkowski, W.Samp. "Poczet ksiazat Pomorza Gdanskiego", Gdańsk 1974
- B. Sliwinski, "Poczet ksiazaat gdanskich", Gdańsk 1997
- Wojciech Myslenicki, "Pomorscy sprzymierzenscy Jagiellonczylow", Wyd. Poznanskie, Poznań 1979
- J. Spors, "Podzially administracyjne Pomorza Gdanskiego i Slawiensko-Slupksiego od XII do poczatkow XIV w", Słupsk 1983
- K. Slaski, "Podzially terytorialne Pomorza w XII–XII w.", Poznań 1960
- Edward Rymar, Krewni i powinowaci ksiazat pomorskich w zrodłach sredniowiecznych (XII–początek XVI w.), Materially Zachodniopomorskie, vol. XXXI
References[]
- ^ Julius Ficker, Vom Reichsfuerstenstande: Forschungen zur Geschichte des Reichsverfassung zunächst im XII. und XIII. Jahrhunderte: 2 vols. in 4 pts., Innsbruck: Verlag der Wagner'schen Buchhandlung, 1861, vol. 1, p. 70.
- ^ Hartmut Boockmann, „Barbarossa in Lübeck“, in: Zeitschrift des Vereins für Lübeckische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, vol. 61 (1981), pp. 7-18, here p. 18.
- ^ Erich Hoffmann, „Die Bedeutung der Schlacht von Bornhöved für die deutsche und skandinavische Geschichte“, in: Zeitschrift des Vereins für Lübeckische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, vol. 57 (1977), pp. 9-37, here p. 15.
External links[]
- Bogislaw X
- Map of Pomerania and Pomerelia as part of the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Empire 1138–1254.
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