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5 days ago · Mieszko III (c. 1122/25 – 13 March 1202), sometimes called the Old, was Duke of Greater Poland from 1138 and High Duke of Poland, with interruptions, from 1173 until his death. He was the fourth and second surviving son of Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland, by his second wife Salomea, daughter of the German count Henry of Berg- Schelklingen.
4 days ago · Regency of Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania (1319–1320) Son of Henry I. Died as a minor. After the extinction of the Ascanian dynasty in 1320, Brandenburg came under the control of the Emperor Louis IV of the House of Wittelsbach , who granted Brandenburg to his eldest son, Louis V of Bavaria.
3 days ago · Following failed negotiations with the Emperor, Gustavus landed in Pomerania in June 1630 with nearly 18,000 Swedish troops. Using Stralsund as a bridgehead, he marched south along the Oder towards Stettin and coerced Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, into agreeing an alliance which secured his interests in Pomerania against his rival Sigismund.
5 days ago · 2 Under the rule of the dukes of Pomerania. 3 During the Teutonic era. 4 During the Reformation era. 5 During the reign of the House of Vasa. 6 ...
1 day ago · Dario T. W. Czołem/Salve, fellow net traveler... I am Dariusz aka Dario and this is my meydân. Born in the year of the Fire Horse hence I never tire of reading about, drawing, p
4 days ago · John II Casimir (Polish: Jan II Kazimierz Waza; German: Johann II. Kasimir Wasa; Lithuanian: Jonas Kazimieras Vaza (22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania during the era of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Opole in Upper Silesia, and titular King of Sweden 1648–1660.
4 days ago · Hugh’s late father, the sixth Duke of Westminster, once gave a candid interview in which he admitted being a reluctant heir to the Dukedom after his uncle died childless. He and his wife Natalia ...
