Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania
| Barnim XI of Pomerania | |
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 Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania | |
| Spouse(s) | Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Noble family | House of Griffins |
| Father | Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania |
| Mother | Anna Jagiellonica |
| Born | 1501 |
| Died |
2 June 1573 Stettin |
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.
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.[1]
Marriage and issue
Barnim married Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a daughter of Duke Henry I of Lüneburg. The marriage produced the following children:
- Maria (1527–1554), married in 1544 to Count Otto IV of Schauenburg-Pinneberg (1517 - 1576).
- Dorothea (1528–1558), married in 1554, Count John I of Mansfeld-Hinterort (d. 1567).
- Alexandra (1534 – died young).
- Elizabeth (1537–1554).
- Anna (1531–1592), married firstly in 1557 to Prince Karl I of Anhalt-Zerbst (1534 - 1561), secondly in 1566 to Burgrave Henry VI of Plauen (1536 - 1572), and thirdly in 1576 to Count Jobst II of Barby-Mühlingen (1544–1609).
- Sibylla (1541–1564)
- Bogislaw XII (c. 27 August 1542 – bef. 15 September 1542).
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See also
References
- Attribution
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barnim (dukes)". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
- Gottfried von Bülow (1875), "Barnim XI., Herzog von Pommern", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 2, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 79–82
- Ursula Scheil (1953), "Barnim IX.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 595–596
- Roderich Schmidt (1966), "Greifen", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 7, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 31 (family)
| Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania Born: 1501 Died: June 2 1573 | ||
| Preceded by Bogislaw X |
Dukes of Pomerania 1523–1532 with his brother George I (1523–1531) and then with his nephew Philip I (1531–1532) |
Succeeded by himself as Duke of Pomerania-Stettin |
| Succeeded by Philip I as Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast | ||
| Preceded by himself and Philip I as Dukes of Pomerania unpartitioned |
Duke of Pomerania-Stettin 1532–1569 |
Succeeded by John Frederick |