Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
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Wartislaw VI of Pomarania (1345 – 13 June 1394, Klępino Białogardzkie) was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV
of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.
After the death of his father Barnim IV in 1365, Pomerania-Wolgast was divided in the 1372 Treaty of Anklam
into the eastern Duchy of Pomerania-Stolp (from the Swine River to the Leba River
) and the western duchies of Pomerania-Wolgast and Pomerania-Barth. Wartislaw VI took over the Pomerania-Barth
in 1377, and after the death of his brother Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
in 1396, he also ruled the Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast.
He married Anne of Mecklenburg-Stargard, the daughter of the Duke John I
of Mecklenburg-Stargard. They had three children:
Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania
Barnim IV of Pomerania was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.He was the second son of Duke Wartislaw of Pomerania-Wolgast and the brother of Bogislaw V and Wartislaw V....
of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.
Anklam
Anklam is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the Kleines Haff, the western part of the Stettin Lagoon. Anklam has a population of 14,603 and was the capital of the former...
into the eastern Duchy of Pomerania-Stolp (from the Swine River to the Leba River
Leba River
The Łeba is a river in Middle Pomerania, Poland, that originates near the village of Borzestowo west of Kartuzy, passes through Łebsko Lake and empties into the Baltic Sea...
) and the western duchies of Pomerania-Wolgast and Pomerania-Barth. Wartislaw VI took over the Pomerania-Barth
Pomerania-Barth
The Duchy of Pomerania-Barth was created from the western possessions on the mainland of the former Principality of Rügen. While the authotrity of the Duke extended in the west to Recknitz and in the south to Trebel, the duke's actual possessions were concentrated in the region of today's Barth...
in 1377, and after the death of his brother Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.In 1365, after the death of his father, Bogislaw IV, he ruled Pomerania jointly with his brother Wartislaw VI. As they were both minors, they stood under the guardianship of their uncle Bogislaw V, who died in 1374...
in 1396, he also ruled the Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast.
He married Anne of Mecklenburg-Stargard, the daughter of the Duke John I
John I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
John I, Duke of Mecklenburg [-Stargard] , was from 1344 to 1352 Duke of Mecklenburg and from 1352 to 1392 Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard.- Family :...
of Mecklenburg-Stargard. They had three children:
- Barnim VI, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim VI, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim VI 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...
- Wartislaw VIII, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw VIII, Duke of PomeraniaWartislaw VIII was a duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins house. He ruled in Pomerania-Wolgast from 1394 together with his brother Barnim VI...
- Sophie, married Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry of Brunswick-Lüneburg , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Mild, was prince of Lüneburg from 1388 to 1409 jointly with his brother Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1400 to 1409 also of Wolfenbüttel, and from 1409 until his death sole prince of Lüneburg.Henry was the...