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Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania (c. 1365 – 22 September 1405 in Pütnitz, near Ribnitz-Damgarten) was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1394 to 1405. He was the son of Wartislaw VI of Pomerania-Wolgast. Barnim is known for his engagement in piracy. He erected a fort and a port for this purpose in Ahrenshoop, which was destroyed by Rostock in 1395.
In 1405, Barnim died of the Black Death. To avoid this fate, he went on a pilgrimage to Kenz near Barth, but died on his way in Pütnitz (a part of today's Ribnitz-Damgarten) on 23 September 1405. He was buried in Kenz, where a large wooden statue resembling Barnim was furnished. Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from ...
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Duchy of Pomerania. Partitions of Pomerania. First partition 1155–1264. Second partition 1295–1368. Third partition 1368–1376. Fourth partition 1376/1377–1478 and Pomeranian immediacy. Fifth and sixth partitions 1531–1625. Definitive reunification and annexation to Sweden. Dukes of Pomerania: the House of Griffins.
Barnim VI Duke of Pomerania, b.abt 1365, Pomeranian, Poland, son of Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania + Anne of Mecklenburg-Stargard; + Veronica of Hohenzollern, b.1362, Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany Our Family Tree
When Duke Wartislaw III died in 1264, Barnim I was able to unite the whole Duchy of Pomerania under his rule. He promoted the Ostsiedlung by introducing German settlers and customs into the duchy, established many towns, among them Prenzlau, Szczecin, Gartz, Anklam, Stargard, Gryfino, Police, Pyrzyce, Ueckermünde and Goleniów.
Duke of Pomerania in Wolgast. Barnim Barnim VI Herzog von Pommern in Wolgast von Pommern (Greif) aka Gryf, Pomorski (est. 1365 - uncertain 22 Sep 1405)
Barnim assisted the emperor Charles IV. in his struggle with the family of Wittelsbach. He died on the 24th of August 1368. Barnim XI. (1501–1573), son of Bogislaus X., duke of Pomerania, became duke on his father’s death in 1523. He ruled for a time in common with his elder brother George; and after George’s death in 1531 he shared the ...
