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The Duchy of Pomerania ( German: Herzogtum Pommern; Polish: Księstwo pomorskie; Latin: Ducatus Pomeraniae) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ( Griffins ). The country existed in the Middle Ages between years 1121–1160, 1264–1295, 1478–1531, and 1625–1637.
- Feudal duchy
- High Middle Ages
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Poland portal. Germany portal. v. t. e. Pomerania during the Early Modern Age covers the history of Pomerania in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means " [land] by the sea". [1] The Duchy of Pomerania was fragmented into Pomerania-Stettin ( Farther Pomerania) and Pomerania-Wolgast ( Western ...
Name of the Dynasty. The dynasty is known by two names, Pomerania, after their primary fief, and Griffin, after their coat of arms, which had featured a griffin since the late 12th century: the first verifiable use of the griffin as the dynasty's heraldic emblem occurred in a seal of Casimir II, Duke of Pomerania, which showed the imaginary beast within a shield, and was attached to a document ...
- 12th century
- Wartislaw I
May 1, 2022 · circa 1467. Birthplace: Stettin, Szczecin, West Pomerania, Poland. Death: March 27, 1526 (54-63) Immediate Family: Daughter of Erich II von Pommeren-Wolgast and Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp. Wife of Balthasar von Mecklenburg, Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Sister of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania; Casimir VI of Pomerania, Duke; Sophie of Pomerania ...
- West Pomerania
- Stettin, Szczecin, West Pomerania, Poland
- circa 1467
- March 27, 1526 (54-63)
Stettin (region) Administrative divisions of the Province of Pomerania (1939). The Region of Stettin ( German: Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Polish: rejencja szczecińska) was a unit of territorial division in the Prussian Province of Pomerania, with Prussia forming part of the German Empire from 1871. It was established in 1816 and existed until 1945.
Historical Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania, [1] [2] Fore Pomerania, Front Pomerania or Hither Pomerania ( German: Vorpommern; Polish: Pomorze Przednie ), is the western extremity of the historic region of Pomerania forming the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, located mostly in north-eastern Germany, with a small portion in north ...
t. e. History of Pomerania (1806–1933) covers the history of Pomerania from the early 19th century until the rise of Nazi Germany . The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means " [land] by the sea". [1] From the Napoleonic Wars to the end of World War I, Pomerania was administered by the Kingdom of Prussia as the Province of ...
