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The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty [4] (German: Greifen; Polish: Gryfici, Danish: Grif; Latin: Gryphes [5]) [a] was a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century [ 10 ] and had been taken from the ducal coat of arms .
Media related to Griffin dynasty at Wikimedia Commons ... Pages in category "House of Griffins" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
The family name comes from the emblem Gryf (a Griffin) of their coat of arms. In particular for the period before the 14th century they are also called Świebodzice, because of their battle cry: Świeboda, (freedom, liberty). [1] Jan Długosz connected the family with the House of Griffins.
Wartislaw I (Warcisław I) (c. 1092 – August 9, 1135) was the first historical ruler of the Duchy of Pomerania and the founder of the Griffin Dynasty. Most of the information about him comes from the writings on the life of Otto of Bamberg. He was of Slavic origin, most likely born around the turn of the twelfth century. [1]
Bogislaw was born in Barth as a member of the House of Griffin. He was the third son of Duke Bogislaw XIII by his first wife Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg. On the death of his father in 1606, he and his younger brother George II became joint dukes of Rügenwalde (Darłowo). George II died in 1617, and Bogislaw became sole ruler.
The coat of arms depicting a fleur-de-lis, used as the symbol of the House of Griffin in the 12th century, and the House of Samboride in the 12th and 13th centuries.. In the 12th century, the House of Griffin, which ruled the Duchy of Pomerania, and letter Pomerania-Stettin and Pomerania-Demmin, as well as the House of Samboride, which ruled the Duchy of Eastern Pomerania, used the fleur-de ...
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Bogusław I (also Bogislaw and Boguslaus; c. 1130 – 18 March 1187), a member of the House of Griffin, was Duke of Pomerania from 1156 until his death. In 1181 he received the "Duchy of Slavinia " as a fief from Emperor Frederick Barbarossa .