Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania

Wartislaw VI of Pomarania
Born	1345
Died	13 June 1394 Klępino Białogardzkie
Spouse	Anne of Mecklenburg-Stargard
Father	Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Sophie of Werle

Wartislaw VI of Pomarania (1345 – 13 June 1394) was a member of the House of Griffins. From 1365 to 1377, he ruled Pomerania-Wolgast jointly with his brother Bogislaw VI. From 1377 until his death, he was the sole ruler of Pomerania-Barth.

Life

He was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen and his wife, Sophie of Werle.

Plaque in Eldena, marking the family grave

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), ruled by his uncle Bogislaw V and the western Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast, ruled jointly by Wartislaw VI and his younger brother Bogislaw VI. In 1377, Pomerania-Wolgast was divided into a smaller Pomerania-Wolgast, ruled by Bogislaw VI, and Pomerania-Barth ruled by Wartislaw VI. In 1396, Bogislaw VI died at Klępino Białogardzkie, without a male heir, and the two parts of Pomerania-Wolgast were reunited under Wartislaw VI.

Marriage and issue

He married Anne of Mecklenburg-Stargard, a daughter of Duke John I of Mecklenburg-Stargard. They had three children:

• Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania
• Wartislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania
• Sophie, married Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Ancestors

Family of Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania

16. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania               8. Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania                       17. Margaret of Adenoys               4. Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania                             18. Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen               9. Margaret of Rugia                       19. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg               2. Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania                                   20. Günther I of Londow-Ruppin               10. Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin                       21. Euphemia of Rugia               5. Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin                             22. Meinhard of Schladen               11. Adelaide of Schladen                       23. Adelaide of Werberg               1. Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania                                         24. Nicholas I of Werle               12. John I of Werle                       25. Jutta of Anhalt               6. John II of Werle                             26. Günther I of Londow-Ruppin (= 20)               13. Sophie of Lindow-Ruppin                       27. Euphemia of Rugia (= 21)               3. Sophie of Werle                                   28. Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               14. Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       29. Adelheid of Montferrat               7. Matilda of Brunswick-Grubenhagen                             30. Albert II, Margrave of Meissen               15. Agnes of Meissen                       31. Margaret of Sicily

External links

• Genealogy mittelalter.de

Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: c. 1345 Died: 13 June 1395
Preceded by Barnim IV	Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast 1377-1394	Succeeded by Barnim VI