Province of Pomerania (1653–1815)
| Pomerania Province Pommern |
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| Province of Brandenburg-Prussia Province of the Kingdom of Prussia State of the Holy Roman Empire until 1806 |
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Kolberg (1653–1668) Stargard (1668–1722) Stettin (1722–1815) 53°26′N 14°32′E / 53.433°N 14.533°ECoordinates: 53°26′N 14°32′E / 53.433°N 14.533°E |
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| • | Established | 1653 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1815 | |||
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| • | 1786 | 438,700 | |||
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The Province of Pomerania (1653–1815) was a province of Brandenburg-Prussia, the later Kingdom of Prussia. After the Thirty Years' War, the province consisted of Farther Pomerania. Subsequently, the Lauenburg and Bütow Land, Draheim, and Swedish Pomerania south of the Peene river were joined into the province. The province was succeeded by the Province of Pomerania set up in 1815.
The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea.
Farther Pomerania was made a province of Prussia (Brandenburg-Prussia) after the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648. During the war, the noble House of Pomerania (Griffins), ruling Pomerania since the 1120s as Dukes of Pomerania, became extinct in the male line with the death of Bogislaw XIV in 1637. Throughout the existence of the Griffin duchy, Brandenburg claimed overlordship and was asserted of Pomerania inheritance in numerous treaties. Yet, Sweden had been one of the most important players in the war and as such, she was awarded some of her territorial gains in Pomerania after the war by the Peace of Westphalia, thwarting Brandenburg-Prussia's ambitions for inheritance of the whole former Duchy of Pomerania.
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