Regents of Pomerania

The first mention of a Pomeranian prince occurred 1046 when Zemuzil acknowledge the German emperor's supremacy. But Pomerania, which was populated by a Slavic tribe, had been independent for a long period before. About 995 was Pomerania conquered by Poland for the first time and it was thereafter struggling to retain as much of its autonomy as possible against Poland, Denmark and German states. In the beginning of the eleventh century was the Pomeranian region divided into an eastern part that later came to be known as Pomerelia and which had a different history then the western parts, which evolved into the German duchy of Pomerania.

The branch of the Pomeranian princely house that ruled the most western part of Pomerania (Slawia) was called the house of Greif and they assumed the title duke 1170, which was confirmed by the German emperor 1181. After having been under Danish domination 1185-1227 was Pomerania German again, but it was subordinated to Brandenburg. For the remaining period of the Middle age would the Pomeranian dukes try to shake off Brandenburg's overlordship, which was finally succeeded with the treaty of Grimnitz 1529. During the same period was Pomerania settled by German colonists who assimilated the indigenous Slavic population. When the last member of the house of Greif died 1637 was Pomerania already occupied by Swedish troops and it was divided between Sweden and Brandenburg in the peace of Westphalia.

Pomerania

After Swantebor's death 1107 is Pomerania divided between his sons into three different principalities

Pomerelia (Gdansk)

Periodically divided in the principalities of Bialogarda (Belgard), Gdansk (Danzig), Lubiszewo (Lübschau) and Swiecie (Schwetz). It was 1294-1308 and 1466-1772 called the vojvodship of Pomerania. 1308-1466 and 1772-1945 was it called West Prussia.

1107-1121 1121-1155 1155-1178 1178-1200 1178-1207 1207 1207-1220 1220-1257 1220-1266 1220-1278 1266-1271 1266-1294	Swietopelk (Swantipolk) Part of Poland Subislaw I Grzymislaw II (Lubiszewo-Swiecie) Sambor I Subislaw II (Bialogarda) Msciwoj I (Mestwin I) Racibor (Ratibor) (Bialogarda) Swietopelk II Wielki (the Great) Sambor II (Lubiszewo) Warcislaw (Wartislaw) Msciwoj II (Swiecie 1266-1271)
1294-1296 1296 1296-1299 1299-1305 1305-1306 1306-1308	Przemysl Leszek inowrocławski Wladyslaw Lokietek Waclaw I Waclaw II Wladyslaw Lokietek	(restored)
1308-1466 1466-1772 1772-1945 1919-1939 1919-	Part of the Teutonic Order State Part of Poland Part of Prussia Free state of Danzig Part of Poland
Schlawe-Stolp
1107-1155 1155-1220 1220-1227 1227-1236 1236-1306 1306-1317 1317-	Ratibor I (Racibor) (also Pomerania) Bogislaw (Boguslaw) Ratibor II Divided between Pomerania & Pomerelia Part of Pommerellen Part of Brandenburg United with Pomerania
Pomerania (Slawia) (dukes from 1170)
1107-1135 1135-1155 1155-1182 1155-1187 1178-1185 1187	Wartislaw I (Warcislaw) Ratibor I (also Schlawe-Stolp) Kasimir I (P-Demmin) Bogislaw I (P-Stettin) Ratibor II (P-Stettin) Partitioned in Demmin and Wolgast

Pommern-Wolgast		Pommern-Demmin
1187-1222 1222-1224 1222-1278 1278-1295 1295 1295-1309 1309-1326 1326-1365 1326-1368 1326-1390 1368 1365-1393 1365-1394 1394 1394-1405 1405-1449 1405-1457 1457-1474 1457-1478 1474-1523 1523-1531 1523-1569 1531-1560 1560-1569 1569 1569-1592 1569-1600 1569-1603 1592-1625 1625	Bogislaw II Bogislaw III Barnim I Barnim II Partitioned in Stettin and Wolgast Bogislaw IV Wartislaw IV Barnim IV Bogislaw V (P-Stargard after 1368) Wartislaw V (P-Stralsund 1368-90) Part. in Stralsund, Stargard, Wolgast Bogislaw VI Wartislaw VI (P-Rügen 1377-93) Partitioned in Wolgast and Rügen Barnim VI Barnim VII (in Gützkow) Wartislaw IX (in Wolgast) Erich II (in Wolgast) Wartislaw X (in Rügen) Bogislaw X Georg Barnim XI (P-Stettin) Philipp I Johann Friedrich Partitioned in Stettin, Barth, Wolgast and Rügenwalde Ernst Ludwig Johann Friedrich (P-Stettin) Barnim XII (P-Rügenwalde) Philipp III Julius United with P-Barth	1187-1219 1219-1227 1219-1264 1264	Kasimir II Barnim Wartislaw III United with P-Wolgast
		Pommern-Stettin
		1295-1345 1345-1368 1368-1371 1371-1403 1371-1413 1413-1427 1413-1435 1435-1451 1451-1464 1464	Otto I Barnim III Kasimir IV Bogislaw VII Swantibor I Otto II Kasimir VI Joachim Otto III United with P-Wolgast
		Pommern-Stargard
		(1326) -1374 1374-1377 1377-1392 1377-1403 1377-1417 1392-1459	Bogislaw V Kasimir V Wartislaw VII (P-Stolp) Barnim V (P-Traburg) Bogislaw VIII Erich I (P-Stolp)
		1417-1447 1459	Bogislaw IX United with P-Wolgast
		Pommern-Rügen
		1394-1414 1414-1440 1414-1454 1454	Wartislaw VIII Swantibor II (in Rügen) Barnim VIII (in Triebsees) United with P-Wolgast

Pomerania (-Barth)

Pomerania is divided between Sweden and Brandenburg 1648

After the peace of Westphalia was the western Pomerania (Vorpommern) Swedish and the eastern part (Hinterpommern) belonged to Brandenburg. Parts of Vorpommern were conquered by Brandenburg-Prussia 1679, 1720 and 1815 whereupon all Pomerania became a Prussian province. After the Second World War became Hinterpommern a part of Poland while Vorpommern was united with Mecklenburg and formed the German part state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 1952-1990 was this part state dissolved into three East German districts but it was restored after Germany's reunification.

Principality of Rügen
(Danish vassal state 1168-1438)

Rügen unites with Pommern-Wolgast 1325 after its princely house had become extinct