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The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty (German: Greifen; Polish: Gryfici, Danish: Grif; Latin: Gryphes) 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.
- 12th century
- Wartislaw I
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.
The coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland consists of a yellow (golden) Iberian style escutcheon, depicting a black griffin, standing on its back feet, with its front legs and winds rose, a red tongue put out from its opened beak, and a tail that splits into two in middle of its length.
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Wartislaw I (around 1091 – died August 9, 1135) 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 , who became king of the Kalmar Union in 1397, thus ruling Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Jan 11, 2024 · Descendants - Siemomysl Pomorski - Duke of Pomerania (ca. 1000 - ca. 1046) founded the Griffin dynasty line in western Pomerania, and after 1620 they died on the men's line. The descendants of the knight branch after 1280 are no longer in Pomerania in the annals and reports.
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- circa 1040
- "Swantibor"
- 1107 (62-72)Pomerania, Poland
The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty ( German: Greifen; Polish: Gryfici, Danish: Grif; Latin: Gryphes) 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.
The first known members of the Griffins were the brothers Wartislaw I and Ratibor I. Wartislaw would be the ancestor of the line of dukes that ruled the Duchy of Pomerania until 1630; Ratibor would be the ancestor of the Ratiborides branch of the Griffins, that was to rule the lands of Schlawe and Stolp (Slupsk) until the line became extinct and...
