Pomerania-Rügenwalde Explained

Native Name:(Teil-)Herzogtum Pommern-Rügenwalde (German)
Księstwo darłowskie (Polish)
Ducatus Dirlowensis (Latin)
Conventional Long Name:Duchy of Pomerania-Rügenwalde
Era:Early modern period
Status:Duchy
Status Text:State of the Holy Roman Empire
Flag Border:no
Government Type:Feudal duchy
Life Span:1569–1625
Year Start:1569
Event Start:Partition from Pomerania-Stettin
Event End:Unification of the Duchy of Pomerania
Year End:1625
P1:Pomerania-Stettin
Flag P1:Grunwald Słupsk i Szczecin.svg
Border P1:no
S1:Duchy of Pomerania
Flag S1:Grunwald Słupsk i Szczecin.svg
Border S1:no
Capital:Darłowo
Religion:Roman Catholic
Title Leader:Duke
Year Leader1:1569–1603 (first)
Leader2:Bogislaw XIV
Year Leader2:1606–1625 (last)
Today:Poland

The Duchy of Pomerania-Rügenwalde, also known as the Duchy of Rügenwalde, and the Duchy of Darłowo, 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]

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barnim X.. de. ruegenwalde.com.
  2. E. Rymar, Rodowód książąt pomorskich, p. 470.