Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466-1772)

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Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

This was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from 1454/1466 until the partitions in 1772/1795. Together with the Chełmno Voivodeship and Malbork Voivodeship it formed the historical province of Royal Prussia. The capital was at Gdańsk. It was renamed to the Prussian province of West Prussia (1772-1919).

Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:

Regional council (sejmik generalny)

Regional councils (sejmik poselski i deputacki)

Administrative divisions:

From 1637 to 1657, the Lębork-Bytów Land.

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