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The House of Griffins or House of Pomerania (German: Greifen; Polish: Gryfici), also known as House of Greifen,[4] was a dynasty of dukes ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century[5] and had been taken from the ducal coat of arms. Wartislaw I (around 1091 – died August 9, 1135) was the first historical ...
Name of the Dynasty. The dynasty is known by two names, Pomerania, after their primary fief, and Griffin, after their coat of arms, which had featured a griffin since the late 12th century: the first verifiable use of the griffin as the dynasty's heraldic emblem occurred in a seal of Casimir II, Duke of Pomerania, which showed the imaginary beast within a shield, and was attached to a document ...
- 12th century
- Wartislaw I
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The Griffin section comprises 7 pages and 181 Griffin names. In addition many spouses are named. The manuscript, although apparently unpublished has had wide distribution. Edward b.1602 is the first generation of 6 to be explained. About 37 males descendants have brief explanations (mostly people born before 1800).
Gottlieb died at the age of 72 on 26 Jan 1801; he was buried on 29 Jan 1801. Sophia Stendel, widow of farmer Gottlieb Schulz in Hohenselchow, at the age of 72, died on 11 Sep 1810, and was buried on 14 Sep 1810. Four children. Christian Schulz, born in 1759, died 1809. Daniel Schulz, born on 7 Feb 1770 in Hohenselchow, died before 1818.
The Griffin, traditional symbol of Pomerania, after which the organization was named after. The Pomeranian Griffin secret military organization ( Polish: Tajna Organizacja Wojskowa Gryf Pomorski) was a Polish anti-Nazi resistance group active in Pomerania and East Prussia during World War II. A major Polish resistance organization in the ...
The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty was a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century and had been taken from the ducal coat of arms. Duke Wartislaw I was the first historical ruler of the Duchy of Pomerania and the founder of the Griffin dynasty. The most prominent Griffin was Eric of Pomerania ...
2009. The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty was a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century and had been taken from the ducal coat of arms. Duke Wartislaw I (died 1135) was the first historical ruler of the Duchy of Pomerania and the founder of ...
