About Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania
Lived 1325 – 1365 (aged 39–40). Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania was an aristocrat.
Barnim IV of Pomerania (1325 – 22 August 1365) was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.
Life 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.
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Who was Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania?
Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen
When was Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania born?
Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania was born in 1325 in Western Pomerania.
When did Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania die?
Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania died on 22 August 1365 in Wolgast.
What was Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania's occupation?
Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania was an aristocrat.
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