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Mar 2, 2024 · The dukes of Pomerania expanded their realm into Circipania and Uckermark to the Southwest, and competed with the Margraviate of Brandenburg for territory and formal overlordship over their duchies. Pomerania-Demmin lost most of her territory and was integrated into Pomerania-Stettin in the mid-13th century.
Swietopelk II, also Zwantepolc II or Swantopolk II, (1190/1200 – 11 January 1266 [1]), sometimes known as the Great (Polish: Świętopełk II Wielki ; Kashubian: Swiãtopôłk II Wiôldżi ), was the ruling Duke of Pomerelia-Gdańsk from 1215 until his death. He was the first member of the Samborides to style himself dux from 1227 onwards.
Pomerania (Polish for on the sea) was originally held by Polish dukes. When they started accruing land west of the Oder in the 12th century, this portion of Pomerania was held as a fiefdom under the Holy Roman Emperor.
As a result of the war Pomerania lost two thirds of its population and many towns were destructed. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) and the following Treaty of Stettin (1653) arranged western Pomerania to become part of the Swedish Empire, and eastern Pomerania joining the Brandenburg-Prussia monarchy (Royal Prussia), which was established in ...
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 ...
Medieval Pomerania was converted from Slavic paganism to Christianity by Otto von Bamberg in 1124 and 1128 ( Duchy of Pomerania ), and in 1168 by Absalon ( Principality of Rügen ). Earlier attempts at Christianization, undertaken since the 10th century, failed or were short-lived. The new religion stabilized when the Pomeranian dukes founded ...
The Duchy of Pomerania (German language: Herzogtum Pommern, Polish language: Księstwo Pomorskie , 12th century – 1637) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (Griffins). The duchy originated from the realm of Wartislaw I, a Slavic Pomeranian duke, and was extended by the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp in 1317, the Principality ...
