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Sep 20, 2015 · The Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes A mere 30 minutes from the German border, lies the impressive Zamek Książąt Pomorskich (Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes). It certainly doesn’t look “medieval” from the outside, but don’t let that fool you, Szczecin is an old city with a history stretching back to the Middle Ages and this castle has ...
Otto III was the only son of Duke Joachim I "the Younger" of Pomerania, ruler of Pomerania-Stettin, and his wife Elizabeth of Brandenburg. After his father died in 1451, his mother married again in 1453, with Duke Wartislaw X of Pomerania-Wolgast. The young Otto, heir of Pomerania-Stettin, was educated at the court of the Elector Frederick II ...
- 29 May 1444
- Otten Church in Stettin
- Joachim I, Duke of Pomerania
- Elizabeth of Brandenburg
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania. Mother. Clara of Brunswick. Philip II, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (29 July 1573 – 3 February 1618) was from 1606 to 1618 the reigning duke of Pomerania -Stettin and is considered to be among of the most artistic of the Pomeranian dukes. He married Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg in 1607.
- 3 February 1618 (aged 44)
- 29 July 1573, Franzburg
- Clara of Brunswick
- Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Father. Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast. Mother. Maria of Saxony. Barnim X, or according to another account Barnim XII (15 February 1549, in Wolgast – 1 September 1603, in Szczecin) was a duke of Pomerania and a member of the House of Griffins. He administered from 1569, the Rügenwalde district. From 1600 until his death, he ruled in Pomerania ...
The Ducal Castle in Szczecin (PL: Zamek Książąt Pomorskich w Szczecinie) was the seat of the dukes of Pomerania-Stettin of the House of Pomerania (Griffins), who ruled the Duchy of Pomerania from 1121 to 1637. The Griffins' standard can be seen all over the castle grounds, including around the impressive mechanical clock on the tower. The ...
Sophie of Pomerania was the fiancée of John VI, Duke of Mecklenburg, the brother of her later husband Magnus II of Mecklenburg. After John's death, Sophie went into a convent, and vowed perpetual chastity. But Magnus II was very attached to securing the border with Pomerania and therefore interested in a marriage with Sophie.
May 1, 2022 · circa 1467. Birthplace: Stettin, Szczecin, West Pomerania, Poland. Death: March 27, 1526 (54-63) Immediate Family: Daughter of Erich II von Pommeren-Wolgast and Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp. Wife of Balthasar von Mecklenburg, Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Sister of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania; Casimir VI of Pomerania, Duke; Sophie of Pomerania ...
