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The History of Szczecin (German: Stettin) dates back to the 8th century. Throughout its history the city has been part of Poland , Denmark , Sweden and Germany . Since the Middle Ages , it is one of the largest and oldest cities in the historic region of Pomerania , and today, is it the largest city in northwestern Poland.
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The Duchy of Pomerania (yellow) in 1400, P.-Stettin and P.-Wolgast are indicated; purple: Diocese of Cammin (BM. Cammin) and the Teutonic Order state; orange: Margraviate of Brandenburg; pink: duchies of Mecklenburg. The last duke of Demmin had died in 1264, and the 1236 territorial losses left Demmin at the westernmost edge of the Duchy of ...
- Feudal duchy
- High Middle Ages
May 1, 2022 · Polish: Małgorzata pomorska, German: Margarete von Pommern, Finnish: Margaret Pommerilainen. Birthdate: 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.
- West Pomerania
The Pomeranians ( German: Pomoranen; Kashubian: Pòmòrzónie; Polish: Pomorzanie ), first mentioned as such in the 10th century, were a West Slavic tribe, which from the 5th to the 6th centuries had settled at the shore of the Baltic Sea between the mouths of the Oder and Vistula Rivers (the latter Farther Pomerania and Pomerelia ).
Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474) was a member of the House of Pomerania (also known as the Griffins) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia, daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg . Life.
- between 1418 and 1425
- 5 July 1474, Wolgast
- Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Wartislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania
This book is a co-edition of several German and Polish experts on Pomeranian history and covers the history of Pomerania, except for Pomerelia, from the earliest appearance of humans in the area until the end of the second millennium.
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.
