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Ernst Bogislaw von Croÿ

1620–1684 · 17th century · Also known as Ernst Bogislaw of Croÿ

Ernst Bogislaw von Croÿ was a grandson of Duke Bogislaw XIII of Pomerania and the last Lutheran bishop of Cammin. After the Peace of Westphalia assigned the see to Brandenburg, he handed it over, and in 1650 it became the secular Principality of Cammin. He then served the Great Elector as governor of Brandenburg Pomerania and later of Ducal Prussia.

Ernst Bogislaw von Croÿ
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Prince-Bishopric of Cammin

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