East Pomerania (Baltic)

East Pomerania became part of the Polish state in the middle of the 10th century , during the reign of Prince Meshko I. With him, at the mouth of the Vistula River , the main city of this region, Gdansk, was founded. After the death of the Polish prince Boleslav III Krivoustou ( 1138 ), Eastern Pomerania gradually separated from the rest of the Polish principalities, forming a semi-independent state with its own dynasty. In 1294 , Prince of Greater Poland Przemysl II annexed Eastern Pomerania to his possessions and was proclaimed king of Poland.

After the death of Przemyslaw II, a struggle began for power over the Polish coast between the kings of Poland and the Margraves of Brandenburg . To repel the Brandenburg threat, King Vladislav I Lokotok in 1308 turned to the Teutonic Order for help. The knights captured Gdansk and founded their own state on this territory. Thus, since 1308 , East Pomerania fell under the rule of the Teutonic Order. Only in 1466 , in the Second Toruń World, East Pomerania was returned to Poland and became part of the so-called Royal (or Western) Prussia , a province under the rule of the Polish king, but enjoying predominantly German law.

After the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772 , most of East Pomerania went to Prussia . The second section brought to the Prussian kingdom of Gdansk and the remaining East Pomeranian territories. As part of the Prussian state, East Pomerania formed the province of West Prussia. In 1919 , these territories were divided into three parts - the German, Polish and free city of Gdansk . During World War II, fascist Germany captured the entire territory of East Pomerania, but in 1945 this region became part of the Polish Republic .

1. Sobeslav I (Subislaw), circa 1155–1187
   1. Sambir I , 1187-1207
      1. Sobeslav II (Subislaw), died young
   2. Vengeance I , 1207-1220
      1. Svyatopolk II the Great , 1220-1266
         1. Vengeance II , 1266-1294
            1. Katerina (Katharina)
         2. Bartislav II (Wratislaw), (1266-1271)
      2. Bartislaw I (Wratislaw) 1220-1229
      3. Sambir II , 1220-1272
         1. Sobeslav (c. 1235–1254)
         2. Margaret Sambiria (1230–1282)
         3. Euphemie (Euphemie)
         4. Salome
         5. Jolanthe
         6. Gertrude
      4. Ratibor
      5. Vitoslava (Witoslawa)
      6. Miroslawa
      7. Hedwig

East Pomerania lies in the Baltic lowlands. The main river of the region is the Vistula , which flows into the Gulf of Gdansk. A chain of small lakes stretches along the coast.

Largest cities (data for 2004):

• Gdansk (460 thousand people)
• Gdynia (253 thousand people)
• Tchev (60 thousand people)
• Starogard Gdansk (48 thousand people)
• Chojnice (40 thousand people)
• Sopot (40 thousand people)

Representatives of the ancient population of the Polish Baltic lowlands - Kashubians who speak their own Kashubian language - survived on the territory of East Pomerania.

Currently, East Pomerania is part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland.

• Peter from Duisburg
• Western Pomerania
• Bodrici
• Principality of Nitran
• Kashubia