Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania

Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania
Sculpture from the epitaph in Kenz
Spouse(s)	Veronica of Hohenzollern
Noble family	House of Griffins
Father	Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Anne of Mecklenburg-Stargard
Born	c. 1365
Died	22 September 1405(1405-09-22) Pütnitz, near Ribnitz-Damgarten
Buried	Kenz, now part of Kenz-Küstrow

Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania (c. 1365 – 22 September 1405 in Pütnitz, near Ribnitz-Damgarten) was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1394 to 1405. He was the son of Wartislaw VI of Pomerania-Wolgast.

Barnim is known for his engagement in piracy. He erected a fort and a port for this purpose in Ahrenshoop, which was destroyed by Rostock in 1395. He allowed the Victual Brothers, a pirate organization assaulting vessels of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic Sea, to use the Peene river as a winter refuge and the Bay of Greifswald as a basis. In 1398, he signed a treaty with the Teutonic Knights not to further support the Victual Brothers (then also "Likedeelers"), but kept on engaging in piracy himself. On one of his expeditions, he was caught by the Hanseatic League in Kopenhagen's port. From 1400-1403, he aided the dukes of Mecklenburg-Werle in their campaigns against Lübeck. Barnim himself was wounded once at Lübeck's gates.^[1]

In 1405, Barnim died of the Black Death. To avoid this fate, he went on a pilgrimage to Kenz near Barth, but died on his way in Pütnitz (a part of today's Ribnitz-Damgarten) on 23 September 1405. He was buried in Kenz, where a large wooden statue resembling Barnim was furnished.^[1]

Marriage and issue

He married Veronica of Hohenzollern, daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, and had at least two sons:

Kenz church. In the Late Middle Ages, the church was a prime destination for pilgrimages due to a nearby holy spring. Barnim, infected with the Black Death, died during his pilgrimage and was buried in Kenz.
Cenotaph for Barnim VI in St. Mary's church, Kenz, containing a wooden statue
Epitaph for Barnim VI in St. Mary's church, Kenz
Tombstone for Barnim VI in St. Mary's church, Kenz

References

1 2 Werner Buchholz (ed.), Pommern, Siedler, 1999, p.147 ISBN 3-88680-272-8

Ancestors

Ancestors of Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania

16. Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania

8. Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania

17. Margaret of Rugia

4. Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania

18. Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin

9. Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin

19. Adelaide of Schladen

2. Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania

20. John I of Werle

10. John II of Werle

21. Sophie of Lindow-Ruppin

5. Sophie of Werle

22. Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

11. Matilda of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

23. Agnes of Meissen

1. Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania

24. Henry I, Lord of Mecklenburg

12. Henry II of Mecklenburg

25. Anastasia of Pomerania

6. John I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard

26. Albert II, Duke of Saxony

13. Anna of Saxony

27. Agnes of Habsburg

3. Anne of Mecklenburg-Stargard

28. Adolph VI, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg

14. Adolph VII, Count of Holstein-Schauenburg

29. Helen of Saxe-Lauenburg

7. Anna of Holstein-Pinneberg and Schauenburg

30. Simon I, Lord of Lippe

15. Heilwig of Lippe

31. Adelaide of Waldeck

Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: c. 1365 Died: 22 September 1405
Preceded by Wartislaw VI	Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast 1394-1405	Succeeded by Wartislaw IX

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 81682640 GND: 137500157

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Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania

Marriage and issue

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References

Ancestors