Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp

Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp (Teil-)Herzogtum Pommern-Wolgast-Stolp (German) Księstwo wołogosko-słupskie (Polish) Ducatus Wolgastensis et Stolpensis (Latin)
1532–1625
Coat of arms[1]
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
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Pomerania Duchy of Pomerania Pomerania-Barth
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.^[2] It existed in the eras of Late Middle Ages and the Early modern period, from 1532 to 1625.^[2]

The state was formed on 21 November 1532, in the partition of the Duchy of Pomerania, with duke Philip I, as its first ruler.^[2] It existed until 1625, when, under the rule of duke Bogislaw XIV, it was incorporated into the unified Duchy of Pomerania.^[3]

List of rulers

• Philip I (1532–1560)
• Bogislaw XIII, Ernst Ludwig, John Frederick, and Barnim X (1567–1569)
• Ernst Ludwig (1569–1592)
• Philipp Julius (1592–1625)

See also

• Pomerania-Wolgast
• Pomerania-Stolp
• Pomerania-Schlawe

Citations

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Rodowód książąt pomorskich by E. Rymar. Szczecin. Pomeranian Library. 2005. ISBN 83-87879-50-9, OCLC 69296056. (Polish)
• Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 1. A-O. Szczecin. University of Szczecin. 1999. p. 336. ISBN 83-87341-45-2.

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