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Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania. Mother. Clara of Brunswick. Philip II, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (29 July 1573 – 3 February 1618) was from 1606 to 1618 the reigning duke of Pomerania -Stettin and is considered to be among of the most artistic of the Pomeranian dukes. He married Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg in 1607.
Casimir V was the youngest son of Duke Swantibor III of (1351–1413), who ruled Pomerania-Stettin alone. His older brothers were Otto II (born: c. 1380 – died 1428) and Albert (died before 1412). His father made him leader of the Pomeranian contingent who took part in the Battle of Tannenberg (1410) on the side of the Teutonic Order.
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Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin (c. 1460 – 26 April 1504, Wismar), was Duchess of Mecklenburg by marriage from 1478 to 1504. She was the daughter of Eric II of Pomerania-Wolgast (d. 1474) and his wife Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp (d. 1497). Her brother was Bogislaw X (1454-1523), who ruled the country for almost fifty years as a unified territory.
Pomerania was occupied by Prussian, Russian and Danish troops. The Danish crown formally ruled Swedish territory from 1715 to 1720. However in January 1721, power was handed back to Sweden. The capital of Pomerania, Stettin (today Szczecin), together with other territory, became Prussian.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Pomerania in 1881, resulting, in Stettin, in violence that lasted for three days. In 1933, approximately 2,500 Jews resided in Stettin, served by a rabbi and a teacher/chazzan who instructed 250 children. Active in the community were eight Jewish. Author / Sources: Heidemarie Wawrzyn Sources: EJL, FJG, LJG, W-G ...
The territory of Pomerania (Pommern in German) stretched along the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, from the island of Rügen (now within north-eastern Germany) to the mouth of the Vistula at Gdansk (now part of Poland ). In the Bronze Age, prior to expansion of the Central European Lusatian culture around 1300-1200 BC, the Western Balts seem ...
Duchess of Pomerania by birth and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg. Sophie von Mecklenberg-Schwerin (Pommern-Wolgast) aka Pommern, Gryf, Greif, Pomorska (est. 1460 - uncertain 26 Apr 1504)
