Farther Pomerania - History (Timeline)

History (Timeline)

• 1317 Lands of Schlawe and Stolp become part of the Duchy of Pomerania (before 1347 as a fief of the margraves of Brandenburg)
• 1455 Lauenburg and Bütow Land becomes part of the Duchy of Pomerania (before 1772 formally as a fief of the Polish Crown)
• 1532 Partition of the Duchy of Pomerania, Farther Pomerania becomes Pomerania-Stettin
• 1630 Swedish occupation following the Treaty of Stettin (1630)
• 1648 Brandenburg-Prussia and the Swedish Empire agree on a partition of Pomerania in the Peace of Westphalia
• 1653 Treaty of Stettin (1653): Farther Pomerania becomes Brandenburg-Prussia's Province of Pomerania
• 1815 Farther Pomerania administered as Regierungsbezirk Köslin within the reorganized Prussian Province of Pomerania
• 1938 Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia merged in
• 1945 Oder-Neisse line, Farther Pomerania placed first under Soviet, subsequently under Polish administration, since then remains as part of Poland
• 1945-1950 Szczecin Voivodeship replaces former Farther Pomerania, primarily Polish settlers replace the former German population
• 1950-1975 Szczecin Voivodeship, Koszalin Voivodeship
• 1975-1998 Szczecin Voivodeship, Koszalin Voivodeship, Słupsk Voivodeship
• after 1999 divided between Pomeranian Voivodeship and West Pomeranian Voivodeship