Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania

Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania
File:Szczecin Zamek Ksiazat Pomorskich plyta Barnima III.jpg Barnim III's tomb, Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin (Stettin)
Spouse(s)	Agnes of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Noble family	House of Griffins
Father	Otto I, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Elisabeth of Holstein
Born	c.  1300
Died	14 August 1368(1368-08-14)

Barnim III (c. 1300 – August 14, 1368) was a Pomeranian duke from the Griffin dynasty.

Life

He ruled Pomerania-Stettin in the years 1344–1368, although he had been a co-regent of his father Otto I since 1320, taking a prominent part in the defence and government of the duchy. Aiming for independence from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, he allied himself with Poland and Bohemia. In 1338 Brandenburg relinquished supremacy over Pomerania, and in 1348 Charles IV recognized the duchy as a fiefdom of the Holy Roman Empire, which helped to protect it from the Brandenburg margraves. The civil war in Brandenburg in the years 1349–1354 allowed Barnim III to extend his duchy by conquest. He was first dux Cassuborum Duke of Kashubians.

Marriage and issue

Barnim III married Agnes (c. 1318 – before or in 1371), a daughter of Duke Henry II of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. They had four children:

• Otto (d. 1337)
• Casimir III (1348 – 24 August 1372)
• Swantibor III (c. 1351 – 21 June 1413)
• Bogislaw VII (before 1366 – 1404)

Ancestry

Family of Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania

16. Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania               8. Bogislaw II, Duke of Pomerania                       17. Anatasia of Poland               4. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania                             18. Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania               9. Miroslawa of Pomerelia                       19. Swinisława               2. Otto I, Duke of Pomerania                                   20. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg               10. Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg                       21. Matilda of Lusatia               5. Matilda of Brandenburg-Salzwedel                             22. Wenceslaus I of Bohemia               11. Beatrice of Bohemia                       23. Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen               1. Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania                                         24. Adolf IV of Holstein               12. Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe                       25. Heilwig of Lippe               6. Gerhard II, Count of Holstein-Plön                             26. John I, Lord of Mecklenburg               13. Elisabeth of Mecklenburg                       27. Liutgart of Henneberg               3. Elisabeth of Holstein                                   28. Birger jarl               14. Valdemar, King of Sweden                       29. Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden               7. Ingeborg of Sweden                             30. Eric IV of Denmark               15. Sofia of Denmark                       31. Jutta of Saxony

See also

• List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes
• History of Pomerania
• Duchy of Pomerania
• House of Pomerania

External links

• Barnim III (German)

Attribution

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Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: c. 1303 Died: 24 August 1368
Preceded by Otto I	Duke of Pomerania-Stettin 1344–1368	Succeeded by Casimir III