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The Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast,[lower-alpha 1] also known as the Duchy of Wolgast, and the Duchy of Wołogoszcz,[lower-alpha 2] 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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1295–1478 | |||||||||||||||||||
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]
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]
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