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Otto I, Duke of Pomerania (1279 – 31 December 1344) was Duke of Pomerania-Stettin . Youngest, and probably posthumous, son of Duke Barnim I and his third wife, Mechtild of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Otto became titular co-ruler at his birth, along with his elder half-brother Barnim II and his much older half-brother Bogislaw IV .
- 31 December 1344
- Mechtild of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
In 1295, the Duchy of Pomerania was divided roughly by the Peene and Ina rivers, with the areas north of these rivers ruled by Bogislaw IV became Pomerania-Wolgast, whereas Otto I received Pomerania-Szczecin south of these rivers. Third partition 1368–1376
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 had existed in the Middle Ages, in years 1121–1160, 1264–1295, 1478–1531 and 1625–1637.
- Feudal duchy
- High Middle Ages
During the reign of Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg (1170-1184), son of Albert I, Brandenburg claimed sovereignty over Pomerania. Yet, in 1181 the Griffin dukes took their duchy as a fief from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, who invested Duke Bogislaw I with the Duchy of Slavia.
Otto I, Duke of Pomerania (1279 – 31 December 1344) was Duke of Pomerania-Stettin. Youngest, and probably posthumous, son of Duke Barnim I and his third wife, Mechtild of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Otto became titular co-ruler at his birth, along with his elder half-brother Barnim II and his much older half-brother Bogislaw IV .
- Szczecin
- 31 Dec 1344
- Sw. Maria,Szczecin,Szczecin,Poland
- Male
Jul 4, 2015 · OTTO von Pommern, son of BARNIM I Duke of Pomerania & his third wife Beatrix von Brandenburg [Askanier] ([1 Jan /31 Aug] 1279-30/31 Dec 1344). " Bugislaus…dux Stetinensis " confirmed a donation to Kloster Bukow, with the consent of " fratrum nostrorum Barnim et Ottonis ", by charter dated 28 Oct 1288 [171] .
Dukes of PomeraniaOld Line of StettinLine of Inner PomeraniaLine of StolpLine of WolgastNew Line of StettinHofmeister, A., Genealogische Untersuchungen zur Geschichte des pommerschen Herzogshauses (Greifswald, 1938).Wehrmann, M., Geschichte von Pommern (2nd edn., Gotha, 1919–21).1124–1147Wartislaw I (duke of Pomerania as a vassal of the Polish c...