George II, Duke of Pomerania

George II, Duke of Pomerania
Noble family	House of Griffins
Father	Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Clara of Brunswick
Born	(1582-01-30)30 January 1582 Barth
Died	Bukowo Morskie
Buried	Castle Church in Szczecin

George II of Pomerania (born 30 January 1582 in Barth; died: 27 March 1617 in Bukowo Morskie in Rügenwalde) was a non-reigning duke of Pomerania. He administered the district of Rügenwalde from 1606 to 1617 jointly with his brother Bogislaw XIV.

Life

George was a member of the last generation of the ruling House of Griffins in Pomerania. He was born in 1582 as a younger son of Duke Bogislaw XIII and his first wife, Clara of Brunswick. George and his brothers agreed on the division of the inheritance after the death of their father. Following the agreement of 1 October 1606 the eldest brother, Philip II (1573-1618) was the reigning Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Francis (1577-1620) was a Protestant Bishop of Cammin. George together with his older brother Bogislaw XIV (1580-1637) received the district of Rügenwalde. The youngest brother Ulrich initially received only an annual pension.

In Rügenwalde, George dealt exclusively with hunting and took no part in the affairs of state. He lost the sight in his left when firing a gun.

Duke George remained unmarried. He died in 1617 in Buckow in his district Rügenwalde and was buried in the Castle Church in Szczecin.

Ancestors

Family of George II, Duke of Pomerania

16. Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania               8. George I, Duke of Pomerania                       17. Anna Jagiellonica               4. Philip I, Duke of Pomerania                             18. Philip, Elector Palatine               9. Amalie of the Palatinate                       19. Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine               2. Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania                                   20. Ernest, Elector of Saxony (= 26)               10. John, Elector of Saxony                       21. Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (= 27)               5. Maria of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania                             22. Waldemar VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen               11. Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen                       23. Margaret of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg               1. George II, Duke of Pomerania                                         24. Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               12. Henry I of Lüneburg                       25. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg               6. Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                             26. Ernest, Elector of Saxony (= 20)               13. Margarete of Saxony                       27. Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (= 21)               3. Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg                                   28. John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg               14. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg                       29. Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg               7. Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg                             30. Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               15. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg                       31. Catherine of Pomerania, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

See also

• List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes

References

• Martin Wehrmann: Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses, Verlag Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Szczecin 1937, p. 128.

External links

• George II at www.ruegenwalde.com

George II, Duke of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: 30 January 1582 Died: 27 March 1617
Preceded by Bogislaw XIII	Duke of Pomerania-Rügenwalde (Darłowo) 1606-1617 with his brother Bogislaw XIV (1606–1620)	Succeeded by Bogislaw XIV