Pomerania-Barth
Duchy of Pomerania-Barth | |||||||||||
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| 1376–1478 1569–1625 | |||||||||||
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| Status | State of the Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Government | Feudal duchy | ||||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||||
• 1376–1415 (first) | Wartislaw VI | ||||||||||
• 1620–1625 (last) | Bogislaw XIV | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Separation from Pomerania-Wolgast | 1376 | ||||||||||
• Incorporation into Duchy of Pomerania | 1478 | ||||||||||
• Separation from Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp | 1569 | ||||||||||
• Incorporation into Duchy of Pomerania | 1625 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||||
Duchy of Pomerania-Barth[a] was a feudal duchy of the Holy Roman Empire located in Western Pomerania that existed in the Middle Ages between 1376 and 1478, and between 1569 and 1625. The state consisted of its capital, Barth, and nearby areas. Duchy had separated from Pomerania-Wolgast in 1376 and was incorporated into Duchy of Pomerania in 1478. It was reestablished in 1569 by separation from Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp and existed until 1625, when it was incorporated into Duchy of Pomerania.
History
After the death in 1325 of
After the death of son Wartislaw IV's son
In 1396, Bogislaw VI died and Wartislaw VI inherited his part of Pomerania. He moved his residence to Wolgast, and therefore his part of Pomerania was known as Pomerania-Wolgast. After his death, his sons ruled Pomerania-Wolgast jointly.
In 1415, Pomerania-Wolgast was again split, with Pomerania-Barth being given to Duke
Wartislaw IX died in 1457 and Pomerania-Wolgast was once again divided.
From 1569 to 1605 it was the residence of Duke
In 1638, during the Thirty Years' War, Barth Castle and all other ducal possessions were impounded by the Swedish crown, who handed them to the military and the civil service. Barth Castle was given to Field Marshal Lennart Torstensson.
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House of Griffins, drawn by Cornelius Krommeny (1598) -
Barth (c. 1590) -
Town and Castle of Barth (c. 1615)
See also
Notes
References and sources
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- Oliver Auge: Die pommerschen Greifen als Fürsten von Rügen und Herzöge von Barth, in: Melanie Ehler, Matthias Müller (eds.): Unter fürstlichem Regiment. Barth als Residenz der pommerschen Herzöge, Lukas Verlag, Berlin, 2005, ISBN 3-936872-55-4, pp. 13–30.
- Hans Branig: Geschichte Pommerns, part 1: Vom Werden des neuzeitlichen Staates bis zum Verlust der staatlichen Selbstständigkeit 1300-1648, Böhlau Verlag, Cologne, 1997, ISBN 3-412-07189-7.
- Häckermann (1875), "Barnim VI. (VIII.)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 2, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 77–79
- Horst-Diether Schroeder: Der Erste Rügische Erbfolgekrieg – Ursachen, Verlauf und Ergebnisse, in Haik Thomas Porada (ed.): Beiträge zur Geschichte Vorpommerns. Die Demminer Kolloquien 1985 – 1994, ISBN 3-931185-11-7, pp. 129–140.
- Joachim Wächter: Das Fürstentum Rügen – Ein Überblick, in Haik Thomas Porada (ed.): Beiträge zur Geschichte Vorpommerns. Die Demminer Kolloquien 1985 – 1994, Thomas Helms Verlag, Schwerin, 1997, ISBN 3-931185-11-7, pp. 299–313.