Pomerania-Schlawe
The Duchy of Pomerania-Schlawe,[lower-alpha 1] also known as the Duchy of Sławno,[lower-alpha 2] was a feudal duchy with its capital in Sławno, located in Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. It was formed in 1190, when it separated from Pomerania-Stettin. In 1238 it was conquered and incorporated into the Duchy of Gdańsk.
Duchy of Pomerania-Schlawe | |||||||||
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| 1190–1226/1238 | |||||||||
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Sławno | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal duchy | ||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||
• 1190–1223 (first) | Bogislaw III | ||||||||
• 1223–1236/1238 (last) | Ratibor II | ||||||||
| Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Separation from Pomerania-Stettin | 1190 | ||||||||
• Incorporation into the Duchy of Gdańsk | 1236/1238 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||
History
The duchy was formed in 1190 when it separated from Pomerania-Stettin. It was a feudal duchy within the Holy Roman Empire. The state was located in the Schlawe and Stolp Land in the Pomerania and its capital was Sławno.[1] Bogislaw III became the ruler of the country.[2] His existence remain contested, instead being proposed by some historians to be Bogusław I or Bogislaw II.[3] After his death, he was succsided by Ratibor II, whose existence also remains contested. Instead, he is sometimes proposed to be Ratibor of Białogarda[4] or Racibor Bogusławowic.[5] Between 1236 and 1238, the duchy was conquered and incorporated into the Duchy of Gdańsk.[6][7][8]
List of rulers
- Bogislaw III (1190–1223)
- Note: theorised to be Bogusław I or Bogislaw II
- Ratibor II (1223–1226/1238)
- Note: theorised to be Ratibor of Białogarda or Racibor Bogusławowic
References
- Erich Hoffmann, Die Bedeutung der Schlacht von Bornhöved für die deutsche und skandinavische Geschichte, in: Zeitschrift des Vereins für Lübeckische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, vol. 57. 1977. p. 9-37, here p. 15.
- Martin Wehrmann. Genealogy of the Pomeranian ducal house. Verlag Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Stettin. 1937, p. 45–46.
- Rymar E., Rodowód książąt pomorskich. Szczecin. Książnica Pomorska. 2005. ISBN 83-87879-50-9, OCLC 69296056.
- E. Rymar, Rodowód książąt pomorskich, pp. 255-258.
- E. Rymar, Rodowód książąt pomorskich, pp. 123-125, 203-209.
- Marek Smoliński, Świętopełk Gdański, czapter 3.2.
- Eric Christiansen, The Northern Crusades, 2nd ed. Penguin Books. 1997, pp. 105–108. ISBN 0-14-026653-4.
- "Racibor białogardzki". poczet.com (in Polish).