Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania

Barnim IV of Pomerania
Spouse(s)	Sophie of Werle
Noble family	House of Griffins
Father	Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin
Born	1325
Died	22 August 1365

Barnim IV of Pomerania (1325 – 22 August 1365) was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.

Life

He was the second son of Duke WartislawIV of Pomerania-Wolgast and the brother of Bogislaw V and Wartislaw V.

He married Sophie of Werle (1329-1364), the daughter of John II of Werle. They had two sons, Wartislaw VI and Bogislaw VI, and a daughter, Elisabeth, who married Duke Magnus I of Mecklenburg.

He inherited Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen when his father died in 1326. He was one year old at the time. He shared a guardian with his brother Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.

Emperor Charles IV granted Barnim IV Imperial immediacy in 1348.

Ancestors

Family of Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania

16. Bogislaw II, Duke of Pomerania               8. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania                       17. Miroslawa of Pomerelia               4. Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania                             18. John I of Adensen               9. Margaret of Adenoys                       19. Margaret of Schauenburg               2. Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania                                   20. Jaromar II, Prince of Rügen               10. Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen                       21. Euphemia of Pomerelia-Gdańsk               5. Margaret of Rugia                             22. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               11. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       23. Matilda of Brandenburg               1. Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania                                         24. Gebhard of Lindow               12. Günther I of Londow-Ruppin                       25. Hedwig Hirscher-Siebenburgen               6. Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin                             26. Vitslav I, Prince of Rügen               13. Euphemia of Rugia                       27. Margaret Sverker               3. Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin                                   28. Henry of Schladen               14. Meinhard of Schladen                       29. Lukard               7. Adelaide of Schladen                             30. Herman of Werberg               15. Adelaide of Werberg                       31. Willibirg of Wernigerode

Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: 1325 Died: 22 August 1365
Preceded by Wartislaw IV	Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast 1326-1365	Succeeded by Wartislaw VI

External links

• Genealogy mittelalter.de