The Duchy of Pomerania-Stettin, also known as the Duchy of Stettin, and the Duchy of Szczecin, was a

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in Farther Pomerania within the

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. Its capital was

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.B. Dopierała, ''Polskie losy Pomorza Zachodniego'', p. 40, 58-59. It existed in the eras of the

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and

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, and the early modern period, between 1160 and 1264, between 1295 and 1523, and between 1532 and 1625. 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 Bogusław I, as its first ruler. In 1264,

Barnim I Barnim I the Good ( – 13 November 1278) from the Griffin dynasty was a Duke of Pomerania (''ducis Slauorum et Cassubie'') from 1220 until his death. Life Son of Duke Bogislaw II and Miroslava of Pomerelia, he succeeded to the Duchy of Pomera ...

, Duke of Stettin, had unified duchies of Pomerania-Stettin and

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, re-establishing the Duchy of Pomerania.Jan Maria Piskorski, ''Pommern im Wandel der Zeiten'', p. 61. The state was again formed in 1295, in the partition of the Duchy of Pomerania, with

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as its ruler.E. Rymar, ''Rodowód książąt pomorskich'', p. 170.K. Kozłowski, J. Podralski, ''Gryfici. Książęta Pomorza Zachodniego'', p. 85. In 1478, the state was incorporated into the re-unified Duchy of Pomerania, under the rule of duke Bogislaw X.Zdzisław Machura
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'. Pomerania-Stettin was again established in 21 October 1532, with the partition of Duchy of Pomerania, with Barnim XI as its ruler.J. W. Szymański, ''Książęcy ród Gryfitów'', p. 87.E. Rymar, ''Rodowód książąt pomorskich'', p. 431. The state existed until 1625, when, under the rule of Bogislaw XIV, it was incorporated into the unified Duchy of Pomerania.E. Rymar, ''Rodowód książąt pomorskich'', p. 470.

List of leaders

First state

* Bogusław I (1160-1187) * Bogislaw II and Casimir II (1187-1202) * Bogislaw II (1202-1220) *

(1220-1264)

Second state

(1295-1344) * Barnim III (1344-1368) * Casimir III (1368-1372) * Swantibor I and Bogislaw VII (1372-1404) * Swantibor I (1404-1413) *

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and Casimir V (1413-1428) * Casimir V (1428-1435) *

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(1435-1451) *

Otto III Otto III (June/July 980 – 23 January 1002) was Holy Roman Emperor from 996 until his death in 1002. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto III was the only son of the Emperor Otto II and his wife Theophanu. Otto III was crowned as King of ...

(1451-1464) * Eric II (1464-1474) * Bogislaw X (1474-1478)

Third state

* Barnim XI (1531-1569) * John Frederick (1569-1600) * Barnim X (1600-1603) *

Bogislaw XIII Bogislaw XIII (Bogusław XIII) of Pomerania (9 August 1544 – 7 March 1606, Stettin; ''Polish'': Szczecin), son of Philip I and Maria of Saxony, was a prince of Stettin and Wolgast, and a member of the Griffins. Bogislaw studied at the Univers ...

(1603-1606) * Philip II (1606-1618) *

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(1618-1620) * Bogislaw XIV (1620-1625)

Citations

Notes

References

Bibliography

* B. Dopierała, ''Polskie losy Pomorza Zachodniego'' * Jan Maria Piskorski, ''Pommern im Wandel der Zeiten'',

, Ducal Castle, 1999, ISBN 8390618486. * E. Rymar, ''Rodowód książąt pomorskich'', 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. * K. Kozłowski, J. Podralski, ''Gryfici. Książęta Pomorza Zachodniego'', Szczecin, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1985, ISBN 83-03-00530-8, OCLC 189424372. * J. W. Szymański, ''Książęcy ród Gryfitów'', Goleniów–Kielce 2006, ISBN 83-7273-224-8. {{pomeranian history, adm Former countries in Europe Former monarchies of Europe Duchies of the Holy Roman Empire

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin language, Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Po ...

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