List of the Dukes of Pomerania

While Pomerania is mostly equated with the former duchy and later province of Pomerania , Rügen and Pomerellen also fall under it in a broader sense . Therefore, in addition to the griffin dukes , this article also includes the princes of Rügen and the rulers of medieval Pomerellen.

Pomoran princes

The administrative organization of the medieval Pomorans is largely unknown, but there are some mentions of Pomoran princes. A prince of Pomerania was first mentioned by name around 1046 : "Zemuzil dux Bomeranorum" . A chronicle from the year 1113, written by Gallus Anonymus, mentions several princes in Pomerania: Swantibor, Gniewomir and an anonymous duke who was besieged in Kolberg .

Griffins and Samborids

Main articles: Duchy of Pomerania , Griffins , Pomerelles , Samborids

As one of the last pagan turning peoples of the beginning of the High Middle Ages , the Pomorans could no longer withstand the expansionist urge of their Christian neighbors Denmark , Poland and the Holy Roman Empire . In three campaigns (1116, 1119 and 1121) the Polish Duke Bolesław III conquered . Wrymouth the settlement area of ​​the Pomorans. Its eastern part ( Pomerellen with Danzig ) initially remains under Polish control and is later ruled by the Samborids .

The western part, the later Duchy of Pomerania , ruled by the Griffins , is breaking away from its dependence on Poland and expanding its territory strongly to the west under Wartislaw I , the first secured representative of the Griffin family. After the battle of Verchen in 1164 , the griffins, initially ruling from Demmin and Stettin , became vassals of Duke of Saxony Henry the Lion and in 1181 were enfeoffed directly with Pomerania by the Holy Roman Emperor Barbarossa . In the countries of Schlawe and Stolp , which lie between the Duchy of Pomerania and Pomerellen, a sideline of the Griffin, the Ratiboriden , initially established its own rule. The territory around Kolberg , Körlin and Köslin is subordinate to the diocese of Cammin and was outside the influence of the Pomeranian dukes until the Reformation.

The Duchy of Pomerania lost 1236 in the Treaty of Kremmen and 1250 in the Treaty of Landin larger areas in the west and south, the gripping Dukes, however, can by itself against a takeover of their duchy Markgrafschaft Brandenburg say this in the wake of German Ostsiedlung expand and its territory in 14 Century to the north ( Principality of Rügen after the Wars of the Rügen Succession ) and east (Land Schlawe-Stolp, Bütow and Lauenburg ). However, the duchy is rarely ruled by a duke alone. It was mostly divided into a Pomeranian-Stettin south of Peene and Ihna and a Pommern-Wolgast north of it, named after the respective ducal residences. Pommern-Wolgast was temporarily subdivided further in order to serve the claims of all beneficiaries. The penultimate partition contract of 1569 forbade a further division than into the dominions of Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Wolgast, which already existed at the time. For the duchies listed below, it is therefore true in most cases that they are not real duchies, but only partial dominions.

With the death of Bogislaw XIV in 1637, the Greifenhaus in the male line went out. The duchy, which was already occupied by the Swedes, was divided up between the Kingdom of Sweden and Brandenburg after the Thirty Years' War .

The genealogical connections between the dukes of Pomerellen and those of Pomerania cannot be clearly determined. The same applies to the kinship with the Piasts, which can often be read, especially in Polish literature .

Duchy of Pomerania

• Suantibor I. († 1107)
• Ratibor († 1151)

1121–1136 Wartislaw I († 1136)

• Suantipolk I. († 1120)
• Bogislaw († 1150)
• 1147 / 8–1156 Ratibor I.
• 1156–1180 Bogislaw I and Casimir I.
• 1180–1187 Bogislaw I.
• 1187–1220 Bogislaw II. And Casimir II.

After 1202 the duchy was divided; the partial duchies were initially (until 1264) Stettin and Demmin, after the first real division of the country in 1295 then Wolgast and Stettin , which at times again formed a unified Pomeranian state: dukes who ruled over all of Pomerania:

• 1220-1278 Barnim I.
• 1278–1295 Barnim II. , Otto I and Bogislaw IV.
• 1478–1523 Bogislaw X the Great
• 1523–1531 Georg I and Barnim IX.
• 1625–1637 Bogislaw XIV.
• from 1637 the western part of Pomerania ( Western Pomerania ) including Stettin belonged to Sweden
• From 1637–1657 the states of Lauenburg and Bütow belonged to Poland as repatriated fiefdoms , then to Brandenburg
• from 1648, Upper Pomerania belonged to Brandenburg

Pomerania-Szczecin

• 1160–1187 Bogislaw I.
• 1156–1180 Bogislaw I and Casimir I.
• 1202–1220 Bogislaw II.
• 1220-1278 Barnim I.
• 1278–1295 Barnim II. , Otto I and Bogislaw IV.
• 1295–1344 Otto I.
• 1344-1368 Barnim III.
• 1368-1372 Casimir III. (IV.) , Swantibor III. (I.) and Bogislaw VII.
• 1372-1404 Swantibor III. (I.) and Bogislaw VII.
• 1404-1413 Swantibor III. (I.)
• 1413–1428 Otto II and Casimir V.
• 1428–1435 Casimir V.
• 1435–1451 Joachim I. d. J.
• 1451–1464 Otto III.
• 1464–1474 Erich II.
• 1474–1523 Bogislaw X.
• 1523–1531 Georg I and Barnim IX.
• 1531-1569 Barnim IX.
• 1569–1600 Johann Friedrich
• 1600-1603 Barnim X.
• 1603–1606 Bogislaw XIII.
• 1606–1618 Philip II.
• 1618–1620 Franz
• 1620–1637 Bogislaw XIV.

Pomeranian Demmin

• 1160–1180 Casimir I.
• 1202–1219 / 20 Casimir II.
• 1219 / 20–1264 Wartislaw III.

Pomerania-Wolgast

• 1295–1309 Bogislaw IV.
• 1309–1326 Wartislaw IV.
• 1326–1365 Bogislaw V. , Barnim IV. And Wartislaw V.
• 1365-1368 Bogislaw V. , Wartislaw V.
• 1368-1376 Bogislaw VI. , Wartislaw VI.
• 1376-1393 Bogislaw VI.
• 1393-1394 Wartislaw VI.
• 1394-1405 Barnim VI. , Wartislaw VIII.
• 1405–1415 Wartislaw VIII.
• 1415–1451 Barnim VII and Wartislaw IX.
• 1451-1457 Wartislaw IX.
• 1457–1474 Erich II.
• 1474–1478 Wartislaw X.
• 1478–1523 Bogislaw X.
• 1523-1531 Barnim IX. and Georg I.
• 1532–1560 Philip I
• 1567–1569 Bogislaw XIII. , Ernst Ludwig , Johann Friedrich and Barnim X.
• 1569–1592 Ernst Ludwig
• 1592-1625 Philipp Julius

Pomeranian Stolp

• 1368–1373 Bogislaw V.
• 1374–1377 Casimir IV. (V.)
• 1377–1395 Wartislaw VII.
• 1395–1402 Bogislaw VIII. And Barnim V.
• 1402–1403 Barnim V.
• 1403-1418 Bogislaw VIII.
• 1418-1446 Bogislaw IX.
• 1449–1459 Erich I.

Pomeranian Stargard

• 1377–1402 Bogislaw VIII. And Barnim V.
• 1402-1418 Bogislaw VIII.
• 1418-1446 Bogislaw IX.
• 1449–1459 Erich I.

Pommern-Barth

• 1425-1436 Barnim VIII. , Swantibor IV.
• 1436-1451 Barnim VIII.
• 1457–1478 Wartislaw X.
• 1478–1531 part of the Duchy of Pomerania
• 1531–1569 part of the Duchy of Wolgast
• 1569-1605 Bogislaw XIII.
• from 1603 part of the Duchy of Stettin

Pomerania-Rügenwalde

(between 1569 and 1622 apanage of the divided dukes)

• 1569-1602 Barnim X.
• 1602-1605 Casimir VI.
• 1605–1606 Bogislaw XIII.
• 1606–1617 Georg II. , Bogislaw XIV.
• 1617–1622 Bogislaw XIV.

Principality of Rügen

• 1168–1325 Danish fiefdom under local rulers
• 1162-1170 Tezlaw
• 1170-1217 Jaromar I.
• 1218–1249 Wizlaw I.
• 1249-1260 Jaromar II.
• 1260–1302 Wizlaw II.
• 1303-1325 Wizlaw III.

From 1325 Duchy of Wolgast-Rügen or Rügen-Barth:

• 1325–1326 Wartislaw IV.
• 1326–1368 Bogislaw V , Wartislaw V and Barnim IV.
• 1368–1372 Wartislaw VI. and Bogislaw VI.
• 1372-1394 Wartislaw VI.
• 1394–1415 Wartislaw VIII.
• 1415-1432 / 6 Swantibor II.
• 1432 / 6-1451 Barnim VIII.
• 1451-1457 Wartislaw IX.
• 1457–1478 Wartislaw X.

• from 1474 part of the Duchy of Wolgast
• from 1478 part of the Duchy of Pomerania

Countries Schlawe-Stolp-Rügenwalde

• ? - 1156 Ratibor I. (from 1147/8 also Duke of Pomerania)
• until 1190 part of Pomerania
• 1190-1223 Bogislaw III.
• 1223–1238 Ratibor II.
• 1238–1307 part of the Duchy of Pomerania
• 1307–1317 part of the Mark Brandenburg (see Swenzonen )
• from 1317 as the Duchy of Stolp part of the Duchy of Wolgast

Pomeranian

• 1106 Swietobor (Swantibor, Świętobór)
• 1109, 1113–1121 Swietopelk I. (Swantipolk I., Świętopełk)
• 1155–1187 Sobiesław I.
• 1187-1207 Sambor I.
• 1207–1220 Mestwin I (also Mściwoj / Mszczuj)
• 1220–1271 divided into:
  • Belgard ( Białogarda )
  • Danzig ( Gdansk )
  • Lübschau ( Lubiszewo )
  • Schwetz ( Świecie )

• 1260–1266 Swantopolk II the Great
• 1271-1294 Mestwin II.
• 1294–1296 Przemysław II , Duke of Greater Poland and King of Poland
• 1296–1299 Władysław I. Ellenlang , Duke of Kujawia and King of Poland
• 1299–1305 Wenceslaus II , King of Bohemia and Poland
• 1306–1308 Władysław I. Ellenlang (2nd time)
• 1308 owned by the Margraves of Brandenburg
• 1309–1454 owned by the Teutonic Order
• 1454–1466 Thirteen Years' War within Prussia, for and against the German Order. Prussian Confederation supported by King of Poland
• 1466–1772 part of Royal Prussia
• 1772-1919 West Prussia (part of the Kingdom of Prussia )

Pomeranian Belgard ad Leba

• 1207 Sobieslaw II.
• 1215 / 29–1257 Ratibor ( Raciborz Pomorski )
• from 1257 part of Pomerellen

Pomeranian Danzig

• until 1215 part of Pomerellen
• 1215–1266 Swietopelk II. The Great
• 1266–1271 Wartislaw II.
• from 1271 part of Pomerellen

Pomeranian Liebschau / Dirschau

• 1178–1200 / 07 Grzymislaw II.
• 1215 / 28-1266 / 78 Sambor II.
• from 1266/1278 part of Pomerellen

Pomeranian Schwetz

• until 1178 part of Pomerellen
• 1178–1200 / 07 Grzymislaw II.
• 1215 / 1223–1229 / 30 Wratislaw I.
• 1229–1255 / 66 Swietopelk II. The Great
• 1255 / 66-1271 Mestwin II.
• from 1271 part of Pomerellen

See also

• Tribe list of griffins