Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp
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Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp | |||||||||||
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| 1532–1625 | |||||||||||
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 Pomerania-Wologast-Stolp in 1618. | |||||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
| Capital | Wolgast | ||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Government | Feudal duchy | ||||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||||
• 1532–1560 (first) | Philip I | ||||||||||
• 1592–1625 (last) | Philipp Julius | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages Early modern period | ||||||||||
• Partition of the Duchy of Pomerania | 21 November 1532 | ||||||||||
• Unification of the Duchy of Pomerania | 1625 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland Germany | ||||||||||
The Duchy of Wolgast-Stolp,[a] also known as the Duchy of Wolgast and Stolp, and the Duchy of Wołogoszcz and Słupsk,[b] was a feudal duchy in Western Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Wolgast. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.[3] It existed in the eras of Late Middle Ages and the Early modern period, from 1532 to 1625.[3]
The state was formed on 21 November 1532, in the partition of the Duchy of Pomerania, with duke Philip I, as its first ruler.[3] It existed until 1625, when, under the rule of duke Bogislaw XIV, it was incorporated into the unified Duchy of Pomerania.[4]