Duchy of Świecie ( pl, księstwo świeckie) was a duchy in

Pomerelia Pomerelia,, la, Pomerellia, Pomerania, pl, Pomerelia (rarely used) also known as Eastern Pomerania,, csb, Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô Vistula Pomerania, prior to World War II also known as Polish Pomerania, is a historical sub-region of Pome ...

centred around

Świecie Świecie (; german: Schwetz) is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants (2006), situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999); it was in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Świecie County. Locati ...

. Its only ruler was duke

Mestwin II Mestwin II ( pl, Mściwój II or ''Mszczuj II'') ( 1220 – December 25, 1294) was a Duke of Pomerelia, member of the Samborides dynasty. He ruled Pomerelia as a sole ruler from 1273 to 1294. Early life Mestwin II was the son of Swietopelk II an ...

of the Samboride dynasty.

History

The state was established between 1248 and 1264, with duke

being given the lands by his father, Swietopelk II, from the

Duchy of Gdańsk The Duchy of Gdańsk was a duchy in Pomerelia with its capital in Gdańsk. It was formed in 1227 from the partition of the Duchy of Pomerelia and existed until 1270 when it was incorporated back into it. History In 1227, after the Gąsawa ma ...

. He was originally given the lands around

Raciąż Raciąż is a town in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,585 inhabitants (2004). Its history dates to 10th century. History A Jewish population had lived in Raciąż since the 1600s. Between 1857 and 1931, the Jewish populatio ...

and Szczytno, and around 1264, he incorporated into his territories

, conquered from the

Duchy of Kuyavia The Duchy of Kuyavia was a district principality in the Central Europe, in the region of Kuyavia. Its capital was Inowrocław. It was formed in 1230 from the part of the Duchy of Masovia.Dariusz Karczewski, ''Książę Kazimierz Konradowiec i Kuj ...

, which become the capital of the state. In 1269, it incorporated the Duchy of Lubiszewo, and the year later, in 1270, it conquered the Duchy of Gdańsk, uniting its lands into the

Duchy of Pomerelia The Duchy of Pomerelia, also known as the Duchy of Eastern Pomerania, and Gdańsk Pomerania was a duchy centred on Pomerelia, with Gdańsk as its capital. The duchy was formed after gaining independence from the Kingdom of Poland in the 11th ce ...

.Aleksander Swieżawski: ''Przemysł II. Król Polski'', Warsaw. 2006, p. 87.

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