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Local dynasties ruled the Principality of Rügen (House of Wizlaw), the Duchy of Pomerania (House of Pomerania), the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp (Ratiboride branch of the House of Pomerania), and the duchies in Pomerelia .
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.
Sep 20, 2015 · This powerful family ruled for over 500 years, from 1124 – 1637, when the last ruler of this dynasty, Bogusław XIV (1580-1637), died childless in the middle of The Thirty Year’s War (1618-1648).
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Pomerelia, initially under Polish control, was ruled by the Samborides dynasty from 1227 until 1294. The duchy was split temporarily [when?] into districts of Gdańsk (Danzig), Białogard, Świecie (Schwetz) and Lubieszewo–Tczew. In Pomerania proper, Polish rule ended with Boleslaw III's death in 1138.
The House of Griffin was a ducal dynasty of Slavic origin that developed in the early Middle Ages and ruled over the lands on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, known as the Duchy of Pomerania, for over five hundred years.
May 18, 2019 · At the time, the Duchy of Pomerania was divided between two branches of the Griffins dynasty. Bogislaw ruled the eastern side (known as Pomerania-Wolgast) with his younger brothers Barnim IV and Wartislaw V. The western side, know as Pomerania-Stettin, was ruled by their cousin, Barnim III.
At the end of the 12th century, the Duchy of Pomerania belonged to the Holy Roman Empire, the Principality of Rugia on the island of Rügen to Denmark, and Brandenburg, Denmark and the Teutonic Order were fighting for the rule over Pomeralia. The Teutonic Knight eventually took full control over Pomeralia in the 14th century.
