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- In 1466, with the Teutonic Order 's defeat, Pomerelia became subject to the Polish Crown as a part of Royal Prussia.
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The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD, with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polan rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern times Pomerania has been split between Germany and Poland.
In the 12th century, the Duchy of Pomerania (western part), as a vassal state of Poland, became Christian under saint Otto of Bamberg (the Apostle of the Pomeranians); at the same time Pomerelia (eastern part) became a part of diocese of Włocławek within Poland.
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Eastern Pomerania was held by the Teutonic Knights from 1308 to 1454, when it was reconquered by Poland. In 1772 it was annexed by Prussia and made into the province of West Prussia. A small part of it was restored to Poland after World War I; the remainder, together with part of Pomerania, became Polish in 1945.
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In 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany lead the country into World War I. With the Treaty of Versailles Pomerania was divided between Poland and Germany. The West Prussian province became part of Poland as the Pomerania Voivodship (also known as the Polish Corridor), with Toruń as its capital.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD, with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polan rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern times Pomerania has been split between Germany and Poland.
After the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II as Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, Western Pomerania was part of the Free State of Prussia within the Weimar Republic, while the eastern part ( Pomerelia) became a part of Poland, and organized into the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Hinterpommern became part of Poland at the end of WW II and remains part of Poland today. The Goth's, a Germanic tribe, were living in what was to be Pomerania during the time of Christ. Other Teutonic tribes also lived in the area.
