Duke of Pomerelia

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The Duke of Pomerelia was the medieval ruler of the Pomerelian region around Gdańsk, a strategically important duchy on the Baltic coast in what is now northern Poland.

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Duke of Pomerelia canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title
medieval noble title
appliesToTerritory Baltic Sea coast
Gdańsk region
Pomerelia
linked to: Eastern Pomerania
associatedWithConflict Polish–Teutonic conflicts over Pomerelia
linked to: Thirteen Years' War
associatedWithEthnicGroup Pomeranians
West Slavs
associatedWithEvent Treaty of Kępno
borderedBy Baltic Sea
Duchy of Pomerania
capital Gdańsk
country Kingdom of Poland
currencyUsed medieval Polish coinage
dynasty Samborides
endTime 14th century
feudalRank duke
followedBy Teutonic Order rule in Pomerelia
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
hasLanguage German
Latin
Polish
heldAuthorityOver church institutions in Pomerelia
nobility of Pomerelia
towns of Pomerelia
historicalRegion Pomerania
legalSystem medieval Polish law
locatedInPresentDay northern Poland
mainPortCity Gdańsk
notableOfficeHolder Mestwin I of Pomerelia
Mestwin II of Pomerelia
Sambor I of Pomerelia
Swietopelk II of Pomerelia
partOf Duchy of Pomerelia
precededBy Piast dukes of Poland
linked to: Piast dynasty
religion Roman Catholicism
seatOfPower Gdańsk
sovereigntyStatus often a vassal of the Polish Crown
startTime 12th century
strategicImportance access to Vistula River mouth
control of Baltic trade routes
subordinateTo King of Poland
titleHolderGender male
titleUsedIn High Middle Ages
usedHonorific dux Pomeraniae
dux Pomerelliae

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Władysław I the Elbow-high positionHeld Duke of Pomerelia
Przemysł II positionHeld Duke of Pomerelia
Przemysł II title Duke of Pomerelia