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Sep 20, 2015 · Located in the city’s Stare Miasto (Old City), the Castle was once the seat of the Dukes of Pomerania, also known as the House of Griffin, (Greifin in German, Gryfici in Polish). This region was initially ruled by tribes in the 10th and 11th centuries. In 1106, Wartisław I, founded the Griffin Dynasty and agreed to Christianize Pomerania ...
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.
- c. 1460
- Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
- 26 April 1504 (aged 43–44), Wismar
- Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp
Philip Julius, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, born in the year 1584, was the only son of Ernst Ludwig, of Pomerania, and Sophia Hedwig, of Brunswick. For the purpose of finishing his education before taking up the government of his country, he was sent on a grand tour through the principal States of Europe, sixteen gentlemen and servants forming his suite.
- Gottfried von Blow, Wilfred Powell
- 1892
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.
- 3 February 1618 (aged 44)
- 29 July 1573, Franzburg
- Clara of Brunswick
- Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Mar 29, 2020 · April 26, 1504. Age 46. Death of Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin Af Pommern-Stettin. Wismar, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Genealogy for Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin Af Pommern-Stettin (Helfenstein) (c.1458 - 1504) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- "Zofia Erykówna"
- circa 1458
Father. Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast. Mother. Maria of Saxony. Barnim X, or according to another account Barnim XII (15 February 1549, in Wolgast – 1 September 1603, in Szczecin) was a duke of Pomerania and a member of the House of Griffins. He administered from 1569, the Rügenwalde district. From 1600 until his death, he ruled in Pomerania ...
Wartislaw I is considered the founder of the family. His name is first mentioned in historical sources from 1124. As a result of the missionary work conducted in the years 1124-1128 by St. Otto of Bamberg the Griffins converted to Christianity (St. Otto, a copy of the statue from the 14th century put up on the Bell Tower on the side facing the ...
