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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.
- after 1380
- Szczecin
- Anna of Nuremberg
- Swantibor III, Duke of Pomerania
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
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 ...
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
May 1, 2022 · Polish: Małgorzata pomorska, German: Margarete von Pommern, Finnish: Margaret Pommerilainen. Birthdate: 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.
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).
After the schism divided Western Christianity in the early 16th century, the Pomeranian dukes converted to Lutheranism (1534). The peak development of the duchy took place in the last hundred years of its existence (the reign of duke Bogislaw X, John Frederick, Barnim XI and Philip II). Bogislaw XIV was the last Griffin ruler.
