Pomerania-Wolgast
Former monarchy in Europe
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The Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast,[a] also known as the Duchy of Wolgast, and the Duchy of Wołogoszcz,[b] was a feudal duchy in Western Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Wolgast. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.[1] It existed in the Late Middle Ages era from 1295 to 1478.[1][2]
Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast | |||||||||||||||||||
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Coat of arms
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.jpg) Pomerania-Wologast in 1400. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Wolgast | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Feudal duchy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1295–1309 (first) | Bogislaw IV | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1474–1478 (last) | Wartislaw X | ||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||||
• Partition of the Duchy of Pomerania | 1295 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 May 1368 | |||||||||||||||||||
• Partition of part of its territory into Pomerania-Stargard | 1377 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Unification of the Duchy of Pomerania | 1478 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
The state was formed in 1160, in the partition of the Duchy of Pomerania, with duke Bogislaw IV, as its first ruler.[1] In 1478, the state was incorporated into the re-unified Duchy of Pomerania, under the rule of duke Bogislaw X.[2] During its existence, part of its territory was partitioned into Pomerania-Stolp (1368), Pomerania-Neustettin (1368),[3] Pomerania-Barth (1376),[4] and Pomerania-Stargard (1377).[5][6][7]
Symbols
The coat of arms 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.[8]
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)