Spouse(s) Sophie of Werle Noble family House of Griffins | Died 22 August 1365 Name Barnim Duke | |
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.
References
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