Noble family House of Griffins Mother Anna Jagiellonica | Name Barnim Duke | |
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Father Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania Died November 2, 1573, Szczecin, Poland Spouse Anna of Brunswick-Luneburg (m. 1525–1568) Children Maria of Pomerania, Anna of Pomerania, Sybilla of Pomerania, Dorothea of Pomerania Parents Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, Anna Jagiellon, Duchess of Pomerania Siblings George I, Duke of Pomerania Similar People Bogislaw X - Duke of Pomerania, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Elizabeth of Austria | ||
Barnim XI (1501 – 1573; by some accounts Barnim IX), son of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, became duke on his father's death in 1523.
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Life
He ruled for a time in common with his elder brother George I; and after George's death in 1531 he shared the duchy with his nephew Philip I, retaining for himself the duchy of Pomerania-Stettin. The earlier years of his rule were troubled by a quarrel with Margrave Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg, who wished to annex Pomerania. In 1529, however, a treaty was made which freed Pomerania from the supremacy of Brandenburg on condition that if the ducal family became extinct the duchy should revert to Brandenburg. Barnim adopted the doctrines of Martin Luther, and joined the league of Schmalkalden, but took no part in the subsequent war. But as this attitude left him without supporters he was obliged to submit to the emperor Charles V, to pay a heavy fine, and to accept the Interim, issued from Augsburg in May 1548. In 1569, Barnim handed over his duchy to his grand-nephew, John Frederick, and died at Stettin on 2 June 1573.
Marriage and issue
Barnim married Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a daughter of Duke Henry I of Lüneburg. The marriage produced the following children: