Pomerania-Stolp Duchy of Pomerania



stolp (słupsk) castle



eric of pomerania crowned king of kalmar union


the situation of descendants of bogislaw v, ruled pomerania-stolp, differed situation of western counterparts. area more sparsely settled , dominated powerful noble families, not income derived dukes. on other hand, stolpian branch of house of pomerania had relatives among royal houses of denmark , poland. casimir iv , elisabeth, children of bogislaw v , first wife elisabeth, daughter of casimir iii of poland, both raised @ polish court in kraków. elisabeth become holy roman empress after marriage charles iv, , casimir adopted , designated heir of grandfather. yet, ambitions swarted when ludwig of hungary overruled testament of casimir of poland in 1370, casimir of pomerania-stolp short time took land of dobrin fief. eric ii of pomerania-stolp, grand-grandchild of danish king valdemar iv in contrast became king of kalmar union in 1397.


eric failed in ambitious plan, make bogislaw ix of pomerania-stolp king of both kalmar union , polish-lithuanian commonwealth. eric had leave denmark in 1449 , ruled pomerania-rügenwalde, small partition of pomerania-stolp, until death in 1459.


pomerania-stolp crucial point in knights land supply route. bogislaw viii of pomerania-stolp allied both teutonic knights , poland, supported latter after war had started in 1409 blocking lands knights troops , allowing nobles kidnap travelling lands. aid, granted lauenburg (now lębork) , bütow (now bytów) areas (lauenburg , bütow land) , others, lost in first peace of thorn in 1411.








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