Pomerania-Rügenwalde

Pomerania-Rügenwalde

Pomerania-Rügenwalde

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The Duchy of Pomerania-Rügenwalde,[lower-alpha 1] also known as the Duchy of Rügenwalde, and the Duchy of Darłowo,[lower-alpha 2] was a feudal duchy in Western Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Darłowo. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.[1] It existed in the early modern period, from 1569 to 1625.[1][2]

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The state was formed in 1569, from the part of the territory of Pomerania-Stettin, with duke Barnim X, as its first ruler.[1] It existed until 1625, when, under the rule of duke Bogislaw XIV, it was incorporated into the unified Duchy of Pomerania.[2]

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  1. German: (Teil-)Herzogtum Pommern-Rügenwalde
  2. Polish: Księstwo darłowskie; Latin: Ducatus Dirlowensis, Ducatus Rugenwaldensis

References

  1. [1]
    "Barnim X." ruegenwalde.com (in German).
  2. [2]
    E. Rymar, Rodowód książąt pomorskich, p. 470.

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