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

Barnim IV of Pomerania
Born1325 (1325)
Died22 August 1365(1365-08-22) (aged 39–40)
Noble familyHouse of Griffin
SpouseSophie of Werle
Issue
Wartislaw VI
Bogislaw VI
Elisabeth
FatherWartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
MotherElisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin

Life

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He was the second son of Duke Wartislaw IV 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

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Ancestors of Barnim IV
8. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania
4. Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
9. Margaret of Adenoys
2. Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
10. Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen
5. Margaret of Rugia
11. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1. Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania
12. Günther I of Londow-Ruppin
6. Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin
13. Euphemia of Rugia
3. Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin
14. Meinhard of Schladen
7. Adelaide of Schladen
15. Adelaide of Werberg
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