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1 day ago · In 1273, in Szczecin duke of Poznań and future King of Poland Przemysł II married princess Ludgarda, granddaughter of Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania, in order to strengthen the alliance between the two rulers. [58] Szczecin was part of the federation of Wendish towns, a predecessor of the Hanseatic League, in 1283. [59]
4 days ago · Slavic dukes of Pomerania such as Barnim I (1220–1278) – despite calling themselves dux Slavorum et Cassubie – contributed a lot to the change of ethnic structure by promoting German immigration and granting land to German nobles, monks and clergy.
3 days ago · The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD, with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polan rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern times Pomerania has been split between Germany and Poland.
3 days ago · The duke of Silesia, Henry II (the Pious), who had been gathering forces to reunite Poland, perished in the Battle of Legnica (Liegnitz) in 1241, and the devastation wrought by the Mongols may have contributed to the above-mentioned colonization.
3 days ago · March 1520. 2 March. S. B. 645. WOLSEY. Appointment as procurator for a conference between Henry VIII. and Francis I., according to the treaty of 8 Oct. 1518. The Cardinal was appointed proctor of the French king by his latters patent dated Cognac, 23 Feb. 1519, in the 6th year of his reign. London, 2 Mar. 11 Hen. VIII.
3 days ago · Jagiełło’s cousin Vytautas (Polish: Witold), who eventually controlled the various duchies that constituted the Lithuanian state before its union with Poland, assumed the title of grand duke and made Lithuania a virtually independent state. He even aimed at a royal crown for himself.
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4 days ago · In 1122 Otto was commissioned by the Polish Duke Boleslaw III to convert Pomerania to Christianity, and he set about this mission in 1124. He traveled across Pomerania twice, and won over the...
