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Apr 26, 2022 · Birthdate: circa 1258. Death: February 19, 1309 (46-55) Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Immediate Family: Son of Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania and Margareta von Werle. Husband of Matilda of Brandenburg and Margarete of Rügen. Father of Małgorzata Bogusławówna von Pommern; Euphemia of Pomerania, Queen Of Denmark; Duchess Elisabeth of ...
The Duchy of Pomerania ( German: Herzogtum Pommern; Polish: Księstwo pomorskie; Latin: Ducatus Pomeraniae) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ( Griffins ). The country existed in the Middle Ages between years 1121–1160, 1264–1295, 1478–1531, and 1625–1637.
Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania Barnim I the Good ( c. 1217/1219 – 13 November 1278) from the Griffin dynasty was a Duke of Pomerania ( ducis Slauorum et Cassubie ) from 1220 until his death. Read more...
Barnim XI (1501–1573; by some accounts Barnim IX), son of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, became duke on his father's death in 1523. Life [ edit ] Barnim ruled for a time in common with his elder brother George I ; and after George's death in 1531 he shared the duchy with his nephew Philip I , retaining for himself the duchy of Pomerania-Stettin .
In 1415, Pomerania-Wolgast was again split, with Pomerania-Barth being given to Duke Barnim VIII, who also inherited Rügen from his childless brother Swantibor IV in 1440. In 1451, Barnim VIII himself also died childless, and Pomerania-Barth was once again reunited with Pomerania-Wolgast, under Wartislaw IX. Wartislaw IX died in 1457 and ...
Casimir V was the youngest son of Duke Swantibor III of (1351–1413), who ruled Pomerania-Stettin alone. His older brothers were Otto II (born: c. 1380 – died 1428) and Albert (died before 1412). His father made him leader of the Pomeranian contingent who took part in the Battle of Tannenberg (1410) on the side of the Teutonic Order.
Philip was the only surviving son of Duke George, from his first marriage to Amalie of the Palatinate. After his mother died, on 6 January 1525, he received his education at the court of his maternal grandfather in Heidelberg. He took office in Stettin at the age of 16, after the death of his father. On 21 October 1532, Philip and his uncle ...
