Erich (Of Pommerania) von Pommern (bef. 1425 - 1474)

Born before 1425 in Herzogtum Pommern, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia (Of Pommerania) von Pommern — married 11 Nov 1451 in Slupsk, Koszalin, Poland

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1474 after age 49 in Wolgast, Herzogtum Pommern, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Biography

Eric II, duke of Pomerania in Wolgast

Erich II., Herzog von Pommern-Wolgast, Hinterpommern und Stettin

Eryk II, książę wołogoski, słupski i szczeciński

Eric II, duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, was the son of Duke Wartislaw IX of Pomerania and his wife Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg. He was born between 1418 and 1425^[1].

Erich II's first marriage with Margarete of Mecklenburg, daughter of duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Stargard^[1], is uncertain and has been refuted by historian Adolf Hofmeister^[2].

He married secondly Sophie of Pomerania, daughter of Bogislaw IX of Pomerania and Maria of Masovia^[1]. They had nine children:

1. Bogislaw X., duke of Pomerania
2. Kasimir
3. Wartislaw
4. Barnim
5. Elisabeth, prioress of Verchen abbey
6. Sophie, married duke Magnus II of Mecklenburg
7. Margaretha, married duke Balthasar of Mecklenburg
8. Katharina, married duke Heinrich I of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
9. Maria, abbess of Wollin.

Eric of Pomerania died on 5 July 1474 in Wolgast^[1].

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. 1C Dukes of Pomerania in Wolgast, Stolp and Hinterpommern Erich II von Pommern. Online at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Website (accessed 2017).
2. ↑ Seite „Erich II. (Pommern)“. In: Wikipedia, Die freie Enzyklopädie. Bearbeitungsstand: 14. Januar 2017, 23:46 UTC. URL: https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erich_II._(Pommern)&oldid=161645166 (Abgerufen: 28. Oktober 2017, 07:19 UTC)

See also:

• Erich II. (Pommern)]
• Eryk II
• Eric II, duke of Pomerania