Pomerelia
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Pomerelia ( _de. Pommerellen) is a historical region in northern
Poland . Pomerelia was situated in easternPomerania on the southern shore of theBaltic Sea , centered on the city ofGdańsk (Danzig) at the mouth of theVistula . It is now located in the Polish geographic region ofGdańsk Pomerania and thePomeranian Voivodeship .Early history
When the territory began to be called Pomerania in the 11th century, Pomerelia, along with the rest of Pomerania, was inhabited by West Slavic tribes known as
Pomeranians .Duchy of Pomerelia
In 1116/1121, Pomerania was conquered by Poland. While the
Duchy of Pomerania regained independence quickly, Pomerelia remained within the Polish realm. In 1138, following the death of Duke Bolesław III, Poland was fragmented into several semi-independent principalities. The "princeps" in Pomerelia gradually gained more power, evolving into semi-independent dukes, in contrast with other Polish territories that were governed by Piast descendants of Bolesław III. TheSamborides ruling Pomerelia gradually evolved into independent dukes, who ruled the duchy until 1294. Before 1227, they were vassals of Poland and Denmark. The duchy was temporarily partitioned into the principalities of Gdańsk (Danzig), Białogarda (Belgard a.d.Leba), Świecie (Schwetz), and Lubieszewo-Tczew (Liebschau, Dirschau). The most famous dukes were Mestwin I (1207–1220), Swantopolk II (1215–1266), and Mestwin II (1271–1294).Christianity was introduced by Bolesław III of Poland. While the bulk of Pomerania was within theRoman Catholic Diocese of Cammin , Pomerelia was made part of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Leslau . The Christian center wasOliva Abbey .Pomerelia as a part of the Teutonic Knights' monastic state
Wenceslaus received the Polish crown from Albert. [http://books.google.com/books?id=dYIVAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA65&dq=Wenzel+II+koenig+albrecht&lr=#PRA1-PA65,M1]
Upon the deaths of Wenceslaus and his successor Wenceslaus III and with them the extinction of the House of Przemysł, Pomerelia was recaptured by
Władysław I the Elbow-high in1306 . Despite thatMargraviate of Brandenburg staked its claim on the territory in 1308, leadingWładysław I the Elbow-high to request assistance from theTeutonic Knights , which evicted the Brandenburgers. After Władysław refused to pay the substantial fee to the Teutonic Knights, the province was annexed and incorporated into themonastic state of the Teutonic Knights in 1309 (Teutonic takeover of Danzig ). After theSecond Peace of Thorn (1466) , Pomerelia, as part of western Prussia, became part of the Polish province ofRoyal Prussia .Pomerelia as the western part of Prussia
As part of Royal Prussia, Pomerelia was annexed by the
Kingdom of Prussia during the 18th centuryPartitions of Poland , becoming part of the new Province ofWest Prussia . AfterWorld War I (1914-1918), theTreaty of Versailles transferred most of the region from Weimar Germany to the newSecond Polish Republic , forming the so-calledPolish Corridor .Population
Some of the minority indigenous population of Pomerelia are the West Slavic
Kashubians , theKociewiacy , and theBorowiacy .ee also
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History of Pomerania
*History of Gdańsk External links
* [http://www.library.ucla.edu/yrl/reference/maps/blaeu/germania.jpgMap of Pomerelia included in Prussia, ca. 1600]
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/roman_empire_1138_1254.jpgMap of Pomerelia] (within a map of the Holy Roman Empire, 1138-1254)
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