The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty (german: Greifen; pl, Gryfici, da, Grif) was a

dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...

ruling the

Duchy of Pomerania The Duchy of Pomerania (german: Herzogtum Pommern; pl, Księstwo Pomorskie; Latin: ''Ducatus Pomeraniae'') was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (''Griffins''). The country ha ...

from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century and had been taken from the ducal

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...

. Duke

Wartislaw I Wartislaw I (''Warcisław I'') (around 1092 – August 9, 1135) was the first historical ruler of the Duchy of Pomerania and the founder of the Griffin dynasty. Most of the information about him comes from the writings on the life of Otto of ...

(died 1135) was the first historical ruler of the Duchy of Pomerania and the founder of the Griffin dynasty. The most prominent Griffin was

Eric of Pomerania Eric of Pomerania (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was the ruler of the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439, succeeding his grandaunt, Queen Margaret I. He is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1 ...

, who became king of the Kalmar Union in 1397, thus ruling Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The last Griffin duke of Pomerania was Bogislaw XIV, who died during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle ...

, which led to the division of Pomerania between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden. Duchess Anna von Croy, daughter of Duke Bogislaw XIII and the last Griffin, died in 1660.

Name of the Dynasty

The dynasty is known by two names, ''Pomerania'', after their primary fief, and ''Griffin'', after their coat of arms, which had featured a griffin since the late 12th century: the first verifiable use of the griffin as the dynasty's heraldic emblem occurred in a seal of

Casimir II, Duke of Pomerania Casimir II (also spelled Kasimir II) ( pl, Kazimierz II pomorski) ( 1180 – 1219) was the duke of Pomerania-Demmin from 1187 until his death. He was succeeded by Wartislaw III, Casimir's son with princess Ingardis of Denmark. Biography Casimir I ...

, which showed the imaginary beast within a shield, and was attached to a document dated 1194. The name ''Pomerania'' comes from Slavic ''po more'', which means "

and or AND may refer to: Logic, grammar, and computing * Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses * Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition * Bitwise AND, a boolea ...

along the sea".

Origins and branches

The origins of the Griffins are not clear. Most theories derive them from either local Slavic nobility or a cadet branch of the Polish house of

Piasts The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I (c. 930–992). The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir III the Great. Branche ...

. Medieval Polish chronicler

Jan Długosz Jan Długosz (; 1 December 1415 – 19 May 1480), also known in Latin as Johannes Longinus, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first histo ...

connected them with Polish noble family of Świebodzice from the south province of Poland named the

Lesser Poland Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska ( la, Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a ...

, who also used a griffin as their coat-of-arms and who in turn might also have been a cadet branch of the Piasts. At any rate, chronicler

Gallus Anonymus ''Gallus Anonymus'' ( Polonized variant: ''Gall '') is the name traditionally given to the anonymous author of ''Gesta principum Polonorum'' (Deeds of the Princes of the Poles), composed in Latin between 1112 and 1118. ''Gallus'' is generally rega ...

in his ''

Gesta principum Polonorum The ''Gesta principum Polonorum'' (; "''Deeds of the Princes of the Poles''") is the oldest known medieval chronicle documenting the history of Poland from the legendary times until 1113. Written in Latin by an anonymous author, it was most lik ...

'' calls the Griffins "close cousins" of then-contemporary Bolesław III of Poland, directly implying a close dynastic relationship with the Piasts. In the 17th century, the Griffins derived their roots from legendary beings from Sorb mythology called ''Gryphus'' or ''Baltus''.M. L. Wójcik, Ród Gryfitów do końca XIII wieku. Pochodzenie — genealogia — rozsiedlenie riffin Dynasty Till the End of the 13th Century. Roots – Genealogy – Location Historia CVII, Wrocław 1993 The first known members of the Griffins were the brothers

and Ratibor I. Wartislaw would be the ancestor of the line of dukes that ruled the Duchy of Pomerania until 1630; Ratibor would be the ancestor of the Ratiborides branch of the Griffins, that was to rule the lands of Schlawe and Stolp until the line became extinct and the area was incorporated in the Duchy of Pomerania. The first known member of the Swantiborides branch of the Griffins, notable as castellans of Pomeranian cities, was Wartislaw (II) Swantiboriz.

Family tree

Wartislaw I to Bogislaw IV and Otto I

(† between 1134 and 1148) ## Bogusław I (* about 1130; † 1187) ∞ (I) Walburgis († 1177), daughter of

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;
(II) Anastasia, daughter of Mieszko III of Poland and Eudoxia of Kiev ###(I) Ratibor (* 1160; † 1183) ∞ Salome, daughter of Mieszko III of Poland and Eudoxia of Kiev ###(I) Wartislaw II. (* 1160; † 1184) ∞ Sophia, daughter of Bolesław IV. of Poland ###(II) Bogislaw II. (* um 1177; † 1220) ∞ Miroslawa (†1233), Daughter of

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of Pomerelia and Swinislawa ####Woislawa († 1229) #### Barnim I (* ca. 1217/19; † 1278) ∞ (I) Marianne, Daughter of William of Lüneburg and Helene of Denmark
(II) Margarete of Brunswick
(III) Mathilde (Mechthild) († 1316), Daughter of

Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg Otto III, nicknamed ''the pious'' (1215 – 9 October 1267 in Brandenburg an der Havel) was Margrave of Brandenburg jointly with his elder brother John I until John died in 1266. Otto III then ruled alone, until his death, the following year. ...

and Beatrix of Böhmen #####(I) Anastasia (* 1245; † 1317) ∞ Henry I of Mecklenburg (1230–1302) #####(II) Bogislaw IV (*1258; † 1309) → Pomerania-Wolgast (''see section below'') #####(III) Barnim II (* about 1277; † 1295) #####(III)

Otto I Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of He ...

(* about 1279; † 1344) → Pomerania-Stettin (''see section below'') #####(III) Miroslawa († 1328) ∞ Nikolaus I of Schwerin #####(III) Beatrix († 1300 or 1315) ∞

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#####(?) Dobroslawa ∞ Jaczo of Salzwedel ###(II) Casimir II (* c. 1180, † 1219) ∞ Ingardis of Denmark ####

Wartislaw III Wartislaw III (c. 1210 – 17 May 1264) was a Griffin duke of Pomerania-Demmin. Son of Casimir II of Pomerania-Demmin and Ingardis of Denmark, he was married to a Sophia of an unknown house. As he did not have any children, Pomerania-Demmin ceas ...

(* c. 1210; † 1264) ∞ Sophia ####Elisabeth († 1222) ###(II) Dobroslawa (* before 1187, † c. 1226) ## Casimir I. (* after 1130; † 1180) ∞ Pritolawa # Ratibor I († 1156) → Ratiborides #Swantibor → Swantiborides

Bogislaw IV to Bogislaw X (Pomerania-Wolgast, -Barth, and -Stolp)

# Bogislaw IV (*1258; † 1309) ∞ (I) Mechthild († vor 1309), Daughter of John I of Brandenburg and

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(II) Margareta, (Daughter of Wizlaw II of Rügen and Agnes of Brandenburg ##(II) Euphemia of Pomerania (1289–1330) ∞

Christopher II of Denmark Christopher II (; 29 September 1276 – 2 August 1332) was King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was a younger son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in an almost tota ...

##(II) Margareta (1287–1337) ∞ (I) Nikolaus of Rostock († 1314), (II) John of Ścinawa († 1365) ##(II) Wartislaw IV (* before 1290; † 1326) ∞ Elisabeth of Lindau-Ruppin (?) ### Bogislaw V-Stolp (* c. 1318; † 1373/74) ∞ (I)

Elisabeth of Poland Elizabeth of Poland ( hu, Erzsébet, pl, Elżbieta; 1305 – 29 December 1380) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Charles I of Hungary, and regent of Poland from 1370 to 1376 during the reign of her son Louis I. Life Early life She was a memb ...

, daughter of Casimir III of Poland and

Aldona of Lithuania Aldona (baptized ''Ona'' or ''Anna''; her pagan name, Aldona, is known only from the writings of Maciej Stryjkowski; – 26 May 1339) was Queen consort of Poland (1333–1339), and a princess of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. She was the daught ...

(II) Adelheid of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, daughter of Ernest I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and Adelheid of Everstein ####(I) Casimir IV (* c. 1351; † 2.1.1377) ∞ (I) Johanna (Kenna) († 1368), daughter of

Olgierd Algirdas ( be, Альгерд, Alhierd, uk, Ольгерд, Ольґерд, Olherd, Olgerd, pl, Olgierd; – May 1377) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He ruled the Lithuanians and Ruthenians from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his bro ...

of Lithuania and Mary of Witebsk
(II) Margareta († 1409), daughter of

Siemowit III of Masovia Siemowit III of Masovia (his name also rendered Ziemowit; – 1381) was a prince of Masovia and a co-regent (with his brother Casimir I of Warsaw) of the lands of Warsaw, Czersk, Rawa, Gostynin and other parts of Masovia. Life Siemowit ...

and Eufemia of Toppau ####(I)

Elisabeth of Pomerania Elizabeth of Pomerania ( pl, Elżbieta pomorska, cs, Eliška Pomořanská; – 15 April 1393) was the fourth and final wife of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. Life Elizabeth was the daughter of Bogislaw V, Duk ...

(* 1347; † 15.2.1393) ∞ Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ####(I) Daughter 2 ####(II)

Wartislaw VII Wartislaw VII ( pl, Warcisław VII) (1363/1365 – 1394/1395) was one of the Dukes of Pomerania. His full name was Henry Wartislaw.The King Who Became a Pirate Story by Anja Klemp Vilgaard · Illustrations by Darya Malikova · Edited by Shawna ...

(* 1363/64; † 1395) ∞ Maria of Mecklenburg, daughter of Henry III of Mecklenburg ##### Eric (Bogislaw) of Pomerania (* 1382; † 1459) ∞ Philippa, daughter of Henry IV (England). #####

Catherine of Pomerania Catherine of Pomerania (German: ''Katharina von Pommern''; c. 1390 - 4 March 1426), was a Pomeranian princess, and a Countess Palatine of Neumarkt as the wife of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt, and the mother of Christopher of Bavaria, king o ...

(* c. 1390; † 4.3.1426) ∞

John of Pfalz-Neumarkt John (Johann von Pfalz-Neumarkt; 1383 – 14 March 1443) was the Count Palatine of Neumarkt from 1410 to his death. The son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, he married Catherine of Pomerania in 1407. He is mainly known for his crushing victory ...

######

Christopher III of Denmark Christopher of Bavaria (26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448) was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), Sweden (1441–48) and Norway (1442–48) during the era of the Kalmar Union. Biography Coming to power He was the son of John, ...

####(II)

Bogislaw VIII Bogisław VIII ( – 11 February 1418),Werner Buchholz, Pommern, Siedler, 1999, p.149, a member of the House of Griffins, was Duke of Pomerania ruling in Pomerania-Stolp from 1395 until his death. He also served as administrator of the Prin ...

(* c. 1364; † 11.2.1418) ∞

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##### Bogislaw IX (* 1407/10; † 7.12.1446) ∞ Maria of Masovia, daughter of

Siemowit IV of Masovia Siemowit IV (Ziemowit IV), also known as Siemowit IV the Younger (pl: ''Siemowit IV Młodszy''; ca. 1353/1356 – 21 January 1426), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch, from 1373/74 Duke of Rawa, and aft ...

and

Alexandra of Lithuania Alexandra ( pl, Aleksandra, lt, Aleksandra; died 20 April 1434 in Płock) was the youngest daughter of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his second wife, Uliana of Tver. Though Alexandra's exact date of birth is not known, it is thought th ...

######Sophia (* c. 1435; † 24.8.1497) ∞

Eric II, Duke of Pomerania Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474) was a member of the House of Pomerania (also known as the House of Griffins) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomeran ...

-Wolgast ######Alexandra ####(II) Barnim V (* 1369; † 1402/04) ####(II) Margareta ### Barnim IV (* 1325; † 22.8.1365) ∞ Sophie, daughter of

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#### Wartislaw VI (* c. 1345; † 1394) ∞ Anna, daughter of John I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard ##### Barnim VI (* c. 1365; † 1404) ∞

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###### Wartislaw IX (* um 1400; † 1457) ∞

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, daughter of Eric IV ####### Eric II. (* c. 1425; † 1474) ∞ Sophia († 1497), daughter Bogislaw IX of Pomerania-Stolp ########

Bogislaw X Bogislaw X of Pomerania, ''the Great'', (3 June 1454 – 5 October 1523) was Duke of Pomerania from 1474 until his death in 1523. Biography Bogislaw was born in Rügenwalde (now Darłowo, Poland). His parents were Eric II, Duke of Pomerania ...

(* 1454; † 1523) ######## Casimir VII. (VI.) (* c. 1455; † 1474) ######## Wartislaw XI (after 1465–1475) ########Barnim († 1474) ########Elisabeth, Priorin in Verchen abbey († 1516) ########Sophia, (* 1460, † 1504) ∞ Magnus II of Mecklenburg ########Margarete († 1526), married to Balthasar of Mecklenburg ########

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(ca. 1465–1526), ∞ Duke Henry IV of Brunswick and Lunenburg (1463–1514), Prince of Wolfenbüttel ########Mary, Äbtissin of Wollin († 1512) ####### Wartislaw X (* c. 1435; † 1478) ∞ (I) Elisabeth († 1465), widow of Joachim of Pommern-Stettin, daughter of

John of Brandenburg-Kulmbach John, nicknamed the Alchemist (german: Johann der Alchimist; 1406 – 16 November 1464) was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and served as the peace-loving Margrave of Brandenburg after the abdication of his father, Frederick I, the first member ...

(II) Magdalena of Mecklenburg, widow of Count Burkhard of Barby ########(I) Swantibor († 1464) ########(I) Ertmar († 1464) #######Elisabeth #######Christoph ###### Barnim VII (* um 1390; † 1450) ######Elisabeth, Äbtissin of Kammin ##### Wartislaw VIII ∞ Agnes of Saxe-Lauenburg, daughter of

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###### Barnim VIII. (* c. 1406, † 1451) ∞ Anna of Wunstorf #######Agnes (1434–1512) ∞ (I) 1449 Frederick of Altmark (''the Fat'')
(II) 1478 George II of Anhalt-Zerbst #####Sophie ∞

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#### Bogislaw VI ####Elisabeth ∞ Magnus I of Mecklenburg ### Wartislaw V ##(II) Jutta (1290–1336), Äbtissin in Krummin abbey ##(II) Elisabeth (1291–1349) ∞

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Otto I to Otto III (Pomerania-Stettin)

(* c. 1279; † 1344) ∞ Elisabeth (*1281), daughter of Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön and Ingeborg of Sweden ## Barnim III (before 1300; † 24.08.1368)Werner Buchholz, Pommern, Siedler, 1999, p.149, ∞ Agnes (1318–1371), daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg (Grubenhagen) ###Otto ### Casimir III (* before 1348; † 1372) ### Swantibor I (III) (* ca 1351; † 21.6.1413) ∞

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, daughter of Albrecht of Nuremberg (''the Pretty'') ####

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(* c. 1380; † 27.3.1428) ∞ Agnes, daughter of

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and Wilheida of Lithuania #### Casimir V (VI) (* after 1380; † 12.4.1435) ∞ (I)

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(† 1429), daughter of Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Celle)
(II) Elisabeth († 1451), daughter of Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Grubenhagen) #####(I) Joachim the Elder (* um 1424) #####(I) Anna († 1447) ∞ John V of Mecklenburg-Schwerin #####(I) Joachim the Younger (* after 1424; † 1451) ∞ Elisabeth (* 1425; † 1465), daughter of

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and

Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg John, nicknamed the Alchemist (german: Johann der Alchimist; 1406 – 16 November 1464) was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and served as the peace-loving Margrave of Brandenburg after the abdication of his father, Frederick I, the first member ...

###### Otto III (* 29.5.1444; † 10.9.1464) ####Albrecht ####Margareta ### Bogislaw VII (*before 1355; † 1404) ##Mechthild († 1331) ∞

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(† 1352)

Bogislaw X to Bogislaw XIV

(* 1454; † 1523) ∞ Anna (1476–1503), daughter of Casimir IV. of Poland ##

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(* 1498, † 1568) ∞

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(* 1493, † 1531) ∞ (I) Amalia (* 1490; † 1525), daughter of Elector Palatine Philip and

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(II) Margarete of Brandenburg, daughter of

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(† 1583), daughter of John of Saxony ####Georg (died early) ####Erich (died early) #### John Frederick (* 1542; † 1600) #### Bogislaw XIII (* 1544; † 1606) ∞ Clara, daughter of

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#####

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(* 1573; † 1618) ∞ Sophia, daughter of

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##### Francis (* 1577; † 1620) ∞ Sophia, daughter of Christian I of Saxony ##### Bogislaw XIV (* 1580; † 1637) ∞ Elisabeth, daughter of

and

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#####

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(* 1589; † 1622) ∞ Hedwig of Brunswick († 1650) #####

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∞ Ernest of Croy and Aerschot ###### Ernest Bogislaw of Croy #### Ernest Louis (* 1545, † 1592) ∞ Sophia Hedwig (1561–1631), daughter of

Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the ...

#####Hedwig Maria #####Elisabeth Magdalena ##### Philipp Julius(* 1584, † 1625) ∞ Agnes, daughter of

John George of Brandenburg John George of Brandenburg (german: Johann Georg von Brandenburg; 11 September 1525 – 8 January 1598) was a prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1571–1598). Early life Born as a member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was th ...

. #### Barnim X (IX) #### Casimir VI (IX) (* 1557, † 1605) ####Amalia (died unmarried) ####Margaret ∞ Duke

Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg ( Ratzeburg, 10 August 1547 – 2 July 1619, Lauenburg upon Elbe), was the third son of Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sybille of Saxe-Freiberg (Freiberg, 2 May 1515 – 18 July 1592, Buxtehude), daughter of Duke ...

####Anna ∞ Ulrich of Mecklenburg-Güstrow ###(I) Margaret (1518–1569) ∞

Ernest III of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Ernest III of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Herzberg (by a different counting: Ernest IV; 17 December 1518 in Osterode am Harz – 2 April 1567 in Herzberg Castle, Herzberg am Harz), was a member of the noble family of Guelph and a duke of Brunswick ...

###(II) Georgia (* 1531; † 1574) ∞ Stanislaus Latalski Count of Latochin ##

(* 1492, † 1550) ∞ George I of Silesia of Silesia-Liegnitz ##Barnim (* before 1501, † before 1501) ## Barnim IX (* 1501, † 1573) ##Elisabeth († before 1518) ##Otto (* before 1503, † before 1518) ## Casimir VIII (* 1494, † 1518) ##Christopher; probably an illegitimate son, as Junker Christopher, Tochof of Schwerin

Branches

Ratiborides

Members of the Ratiborides (Ratiboriden) branch were most probably descendants of Ratibor I, a brother of

.Werner Buchholz, Pommern, Siedler, 1999, p.38, # Ratibor I ##Bogislaw, ∞ (I) N.N.; (II) a daughter of

Mieszko III of Poland Mieszko III the Old (c. 1126/27 – 13 March 1202), of the Piast dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland from 1138 and High Duke of Poland, with interruptions, from 1173 until his death. He was the fourth and second surviving son of Duke Bolesław ...

###(I) Bogislaw (III), ∞ another daughter of

###(II ?) Ratibor II (either half-brother of Bogislaw III or cousin)

Swantiborides

The Swantiborides (Swantiboriden) were related to the Griffins, but the link remains unclear. Probably they descend from Swantibor, a Pomeranian duke overthrown in a rebellion and expelled to Poland in 1105/06. This Swantibor might have been a cousin of Swantopolk, a Pomeranian duke defeated by Boleslaw III of Poland in a campaign of 1111/12. Yet, these assumptions all remain speculative. # Wartislaw (II) Swantiboriz (↑ 1196), Castellan of Stettin ( Szczecin) ∞ unknown wife ##Bartholomäus († 1219), Castellan of

Gützkow Gützkow () is a town in the District of Vorpommern-Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated some 15 km south of Greifswald, on the north bank of the River Peene. Gützkow was the central town of the medieval County o ...

∞ unknown wife ###Wartislaw (* 1175/80, ↑ 1233), Castellan of Stettin, Herr von Gützkow 1219 ∞ Dobroslawa, widow of Boleslaw of Poland Prince of Kujavia, daughter of Bogislaw I ####Bartholomäus (+ 1206/10, ↑ 1259/60) ##Wartislaw (↑ 1230/32), Castellan of Stettin ##Konrad (↑ 1233), Canon at Kammin Cathedral 1176/1186, provost 1186/1189 and 1208, Bishop of Kammin 1219 ##Casimir (↑ 1219), Castellan of Kolberg ( Kołobrzeg) ∞ unknown wife ###Swietoslawa / Swiatochna (↑ after 1217) ###Swantibor (* 1219, ↑ 1244) ∞ unknown wife ####Casimir (↑1277/1280), Castellan of Kolberg ∞ Miroslawa, who secondly married Johann Ramel, Castellan of Kolberg and Pomeranian counsellor 1265/1297. ###daughter 3 ∞ Czyrnek, Castellan of Kolberg

Griffins Kings and Queens

Eric the Pomeranian of Denmark, Norway & Sweden statue 2010 Darłowo

, son of Wartislaw VII, was King of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

(1389–1442), elected King of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

(1396–1439), and of Sweden (1396–1439). He was the first king of the Nordic Kalmar Union. # Euphemia of Pomerania, daughter of Bogislaw IV, married

and became queen of

. #

Elizabeth of Pomerania Elizabeth of Pomerania ( pl, Elżbieta pomorska, cs, Eliška Pomořanská; – 15 April 1393) was the fourth and final wife of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. Life Elizabeth was the daughter of Bogislaw V, Duk ...

, daughter of Bogislaw V, was the fourth and last wife of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia. Her daughter Anne of Bohemia, of Luxembourg and of Pomerania became Queen of England as a wife of

King Richard II Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father d ...

of England. She was known as "Good Queen Anne". #

, daughter of

, married King

and became Queen of

and

Sources

*Edward Rymar: Rodowód książąt pomorskich, Szczecin 1995. * Martin Wehrmann: ''Genealogie des pommerschen Fürstenhauses.'' Veröffentlichungen the landesgeschichtlichen Forschungsstelle für Pommern, Reihe 1, Bd. 5. Leon Saunier, Stettin 1937. * Martin Wehrmann: ''Geschichte von Pommern''. Weltbild Verlag 1992, Reprint der Ausgaben von 1919 und 1921, *Udo Madsen
Die Greifen - Das herzogliche Geschlecht von Pommern

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References

External links

*http://www.genemaas.net/Pommern.htm
Rulers of PomeraniaGreifen, Herzöge von Pommern
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pomerania Noble families of the Holy Roman Empire German noble families Polish noble families Kingdom of Poland