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Duchy of Pomerania-Rügenwalde | |||||||||
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1569–1625 | |||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Darłowo | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
Government | Feudal duchy | ||||||||
Duke | |||||||||
• 1569–1603 (first) | Barnim X | ||||||||
• 1606–1625 (last) | Bogislaw XIV | ||||||||
Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
• Partition from Pomerania-Stettin | 1569 | ||||||||
• Unification of the Duchy of Pomerania | 1625 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Poland |
The Duchy of Pomerania-Rügenwalde,[a] also known as the Duchy of Rügenwalde, and the Duchy of Darłowo,[b] 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]
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]