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- After the last Griffin duke had died during the Thirty Years' War in 1637, the duchy was partitioned between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden. The Kings of Sweden and the Margraves of Brandenburg, later Kings of Prussia, became members as Dukes of Pomerania in the List of Reichstag participants.
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May 13, 2024 · Hither Pomerania stayed with the Swedish Empire and henceforth became known as Swedish Pomerania. The border was settled in the Treaty of Stettin (1653) . Both parts were merged into the Prussian Province of Pomerania in 1815.
2 days ago · The Duchy of Pomerania was fragmented into Pomerania-Stettin (Farther Pomerania) and Pomerania-Wolgast (Western Pomerania) in 1532, underwent Protestant Reformation in 1534, and was even further fragmented in 1569, while all parts stayed part of the Empire's Upper Saxon Circle.
May 21, 2024 · Sweden. Key People: Ferdinand III. Frederick William. Maximilian, count von Trauttmansdorff. Johann Rudolf Wettstein. (Show more) Peace of Westphalia, European settlements of 1648, which brought to an end the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Dutch and the German phase of the Thirty Years’ War.
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3 days ago · With the extinction of the Griffin house during the same period, the Duchy of Pomerania was divided between the Swedish Empire and Brandenburg-Prussia in 1648, while Pomerelia remained in with the Polish Crown.
May 17, 2024 · Pomeranian, breed of toy dog that can be traced back—like the related Keeshond, Samoyed, and Norwegian Elkhound—to early sled-dog ancestors. The breed is named for the duchy of Pomerania, where in the early 19th century it is said to have been bred down in size from a 30-pound (13.5-kg) sheepdog.
May 9, 2024 · Frederick William (born Feb. 16, 1620, Cölln, near Berlin—died May 9, 1688, Potsdam, near Berlin) was the elector of Brandenburg (1640–88), who restored the Hohenzollern dominions after the devastations of the Thirty Years’ War—centralizing the political administration, reorganizing the state finances, rebuilding towns and cities, developing a s...
6 days ago · The Peace of Westphalia, signed in October 1648, compensated Sweden for the losses sustained during the war, granting it a sizable part of the former Duchy of Pomerania (on the Baltic coast of present-day Germany and Poland), the town of Wismar (also on the Baltic coast), and the bishoprics of Bremen and Verden, on the North Sea - as well as ...
