Barnim (Von Pommern Wolgast) von Pommern (abt. 1317 - abt. 1365)

Born about 1317 in Wolgast, Herzogtum Pommern, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia Von Mecklenburg Werle G Strow — married 1343 in Wologoszcz, Szczecin, Poland

Descendants

Died about 1365 at about age 48 in Wolgast, Herzogtum Pommern, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Biography

Name

Barnim IV Dobry, książę wołogosko-rugijski

Barnim IV. von Pommern, Herzog von Pommern-Wolgast-Rügen.

Barnim IV of Pomerania, duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rugen, was the son of Wartislaw IV, duke of Pomerania, and Elisabeth von Lindgau-Ruppin^[1]. He was a member of the house of Griffins (Polish: Gryfici or Świebodzice).

He married, as her second husband, Sophie von Werle-Güstrow, daughter of Johann Herr von Werle zu Güstrow in Mecklenburg and his wife Mechtild von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen^[1]. They had three children:

1. Wartislaw, duke of Pomerania in Rugen
2. Elisabeth, married Magnus, future duke of Mecklenburg
3. Bogislaw, duke of Pomerania in Wolgast^[1].

He died on 22 August 1365^[1].

Notes

LNAB - Polish name of the Griffins (nominative): Gryf ?

Birth: 1317-07-17 Wologoszcz, Szczecin, Poland^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Pomerania, chap. 1 Dukes of Pomerania Barnim von Pommern. Online at for Medieval Genealogy Website (accessed 2017).

See also:

• Barnim IV, duke of Pomerania
• Barnim IV (Pommern)
• Barnim IV Dobry