The Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast, also known as the Duchy of Wolgast, and the Duchy of Wołogoszcz, was a feudal duchy in

Western Pomerania Historical Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania, Fore Pomerania, Front Pomerania or Hither Pomerania (german: Vorpommern), is the western extremity of the historic region of Pomerania forming the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, Weste ...

within the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...

. Its capital was

Wolgast Wolgast (; csb, Wòłogòszcz) is a town in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the bank of the river (or strait) Peenestrom, vis-a-vis the island of Usedom on the Baltic coast that can b ...

. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.Edward Rymar, ''Rodowód książąt pomorskich'', p. 170. It existed in the

Late Middle Ages The Late Middle Ages or Late Medieval Period was the period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500. The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern period (and in much of Europe, the Renai ...

era from 1295 to 1478. The state was formed in 1160, in the partition of the

Duchy of Pomerania The Duchy of Pomerania (german: Herzogtum Pommern; pl, Księstwo Pomorskie; Latin: ''Ducatus Pomeraniae'') was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (''Griffins''). The country ha ...

, with duke Bogislaw IV, as its first ruler. In 1478, the state was incorporated into the re-unified Duchy of Pomerania, under the rule of duke

Bogislaw X Bogislaw X of Pomerania, ''the Great'', (3 June 1454 – 5 October 1523) was Duke of Pomerania from 1474 until his death in 1523. Biography Bogislaw was born in Rügenwalde (now Darłowo, Poland). His parents were Eric II, Duke of Pomerania ...

.Zdzisław Machura,
O Księżnych i Książętach znanych z historii miasta Słupska: publikacja wydana z okazji X Jubileuszowego Jarmarku Gryfitów
'. During its existence, part of its territory was partitioned into Pomerania-Stolp (1368), Pomerania-Neustettin (1368),Werner Buchholz, ''Pommern'', Siedler, 1999, pp.143,146,147 Pomerania-Barth (1376), and Pomerania-Stargard (1377).''Gryfici. Książęta Pomorza Zachodniego'' by K. Kozłowski and J. Podralski, p. 73.''Książęcy ród Gryfitów'' by J. W. Szymański. p. 114.

Symbols

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...

of the duchy was the escutcheon separated into two halves, with the upper half being red, and lower half, a blue and yellow (gold) checker. In the upper half is placed white (silver) upper half of a Griffin. It was originally the coat of arms of the Bernstein Land.''Encyklopedia Szczecina'', vol. 1. A-O. p. 336.

List of rulers

* Bogislaw IV (1295–1309) * Wartislaw IV (1309–1326) * Bogislaw V, Wartislaw V, and Barnim IV (1326–1365) * Bogislaw V and Wartislaw V (1365–1368) * Bogislaw VI and Wartislaw VI (1368–1376) * Bogislaw VI (1376–1393) * Wartislaw VI (1393–1394) * Barnim VI (1394–1405) * Barnim VII and Wartislaw IX (1405–1451) * Wartislaw IX (1451–1457) * Eric II (1457–1474) * Wartislaw X (1474–1478)

Citations

Notes

References

Bibliography

*''Rodowód książąt pomorskich'' by E. Rymar. Szczecin.

Pomeranian Library The Pomeranian Library ( pl, Książnica Pomorska), in full Stanisław Staszic Pomeranian Library (Polish: ''Książnica Pomorska im. Stanisława Staszica'') is a Regional Library based in Szczecin (formerly Stettin), Poland. It is the largest h ...

. 2005. ISBN 83-87879-50-9, OCLC 69296056. ( Polish) *''Źródła do kaszubsko-polskich aspektów Pomorza Zachodniego do roku 1945'', vol. 1 by B. Wachowiak, in ''Pomorze Zachodnie pod rządami książąt plemiennych i władców z dynastii Gryfitów: (990-1121-1637-1648/1653)'' by Z. Szultka. Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie,

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

– Gdańsk. 2006. ISBN 83-7177-459-1. ( Polish) *''Gryfici. Książęta Pomorza Zachodniego'' by K. Kozłowski and J. Podralski. Szczecin. Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. 1985. ISBN 83-03-00530-8, OCLC 189424372. ( Polish) * Zdzisław Machura,
O Księżnych i Książętach znanych z historii miasta Słupska: publikacja wydana z okazji X Jubileuszowego Jarmarku Gryfitów
'. *Werner Buchholz, ''Pommern'', Siedler, 1999, . *Oliver Auge, ''Die pommerschen Greifen als Fürsten von Rügen und Herzöge von Barth'', in: Melanie Ehler, Matthias Müller (eds.), ''Unter fürstlichem Regiment. Barth als Residenz der pommerschen Herzöge'', Lukas Verlag, Berlin, 2005, ISBN 3-936872-55-4. *''Encyklopedia Szczecina'', vol. 1. A-O. Szczecin. University of Szczecin. 1999. p. 336. ISBN 83-87341-45-2. {{pomeranian history, adm Former countries in Europe Former monarchies of Europe Duchies of the Holy Roman Empire

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