Kashubia in the Middle Ages — The Griffin Dynasty & Pomeranian Dukes

The medieval era saw the flourishing of indigenous Slavic dynasties across Pomerania: the Griffins in the west and the Samborides (Duke Swantopolk the Great) in the east.

The Samborides and the Golden Age of Eastern Pomerania

W XIII wieku pod rządami księcia Świętopełka II Pomorze Gdańskie przeżywało okres rozkwitu. Władca ten nadał prawa miejskie Gdańskowi, ufundował klasztory cystersów i dominikanów oraz skutecznie bronił granic przed najazdami krzyżackimi.

Książę Warcisław III z dynastii Gryfitów
Książę Warcisław III — przedstawiciel pomorskiej dynastii Gryfitów
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