Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania

Barnim IV of Pomerania
Born 1325
Died 22 August 1365
Noble family House of Griffins
Spouse(s) Sophie of Werle
Issue
Father Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
Mother Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin

Barnim IV of Pomerania (1325 22 August 1365) was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.

Life

He was the second son of Duke Wartislaw IV of Pomerania-Wolgast and the brother of Bogislaw V and Wartislaw V.

He married Sophie of Werle (1329–1364), the daughter of John II of Werle. They had two sons, Wartislaw VI and Bogislaw VI, and a daughter, Elisabeth, who married Duke Magnus I of Mecklenburg.

He inherited Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen when his father died in 1326. He was one year old at the time. He shared a guardian with his brother Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.

Emperor Charles IV granted Barnim IV Imperial immediacy in 1348.

Ancestors

Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania
Born: 1325 Died: 22 August 1365
Preceded by
Wartislaw IV
Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
1326-1365
Succeeded by
Wartislaw VI


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