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Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin (c. 1460 – 26 April 1504, Wismar), was Duchess of Mecklenburg by marriage from 1478 to 1504. She was the daughter of Eric II of Pomerania-Wolgast (d. 1474) and his wife Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp (d. 1497). Her brother was Bogislaw X (1454-1523), who ruled the country for almost fifty years as a unified territory.
- c. 1460
- Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
- 26 April 1504 (aged 43–44), Wismar
- Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp
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Thus, the line of Pomerania-Stettin had died out. The extinction of the House of Pomerania-Stettin triggered a conflict about inheritance with the Margraviate of Brandenburg. In the Treaty of Soldin of 1466, a compromise was negotiated: Wartislaw X and Eric II, the dukes of Pomerania, took over Pomerania-Stettin as a Brandenburgian fief. This ...
Otto II was the eldest son of Duke Swantibor III, of Pomerania-Stettin and his wife Anna of Hohenzollern. When Otto was about 20 years old, his father tried to make him the Archbishop of Riga, which, against the will of the Teutonic Knights, who preferred John of Wallenrode as Archbishop. Otto was confirmed as Archbishop in 1394 by King ...
- c. 1380
- Anna of Hohenzollern
- 27 March 1428
- Swantibor III, Duke of Pomerania
Medieval Pomerania was converted from Slavic paganism to Christianity by Otto von Bamberg in 1124 and 1128 ( Duchy of Pomerania ), and in 1168 by Absalon ( Principality of Rügen ). Earlier attempts at Christianization, undertaken since the 10th century, failed or were short-lived. The new religion stabilized when the Pomeranian dukes founded ...
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.
In 1155, the duchy was partitioned in Pomerania-Demmin and Pomerania-Stettin. [7] With short interruptions, this division lasted until 1264. [8] In 1295, the duchy was partitioned in Pomerania-Wolgast and Pomerania-Stettin. [1] [2] In 1368/72, Pomerania-Stolp was split from Pomerania-Wolgast. [9] In 1376, Pomerania-Barth was split from ...
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 ...
