Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania

Barnim XI of Pomerania

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 ducky 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:

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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