Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania

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Barnim I
Bornc. 1217/1219
Died(1278-11-13)13 November 1278
Dąbie, Szczecin
Noble familyHouse of Griffin
Spouse(s)Marianna
Margareta
Matilda of Brandenburg
Issue
Detail		Bogislaw IV
Barnim II
Otto I
FatherBogislaw II, Duke of Pomerania
MotherMiroslava of Pomerelia

Barnim I the Good (c. 1217/1219 – 13 November 1278) from the Griffin dynasty was a Duke of Pomerania (ducis Slauorum et Cassubie) from 1220 until his death.

Life

Seal of Barnim I

Son of Duke

Frederick II of Hohenstaufen in 1231 put the Duchy of Pomerania under the suzerainty of the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg, disregarding the tenure of the Griffin dynasty, and thereby fueling the long-term Brandenburg–Pomeranian conflict
.

After his cousin Wartislaw III had formally accepted the Brandenburg overlordship by the 1236

Stargard, Gryfino, Police, Pyrzyce, Ueckermünde and Goleniów. He was also known for his generous ecclesiastical foundations,[1] and supported the extension of the secular reign of the Cammin bishops in the Kołobrzeg
area.

Duke Barnim died at the town of

Minnesinger Meister Rumelant wrote a dirge
in his honour.

Marriages and issue

Between 4 September 1238 and 18 July 1242, Barnim I married firstly with Marianna (d. 27 June 1252), whose parentage is disputed: she was either identified as a daughter of King

Henry I of Anhalt or Albert I, Duke of Saxony. Modern historiography considers that her origins are unknown.[3]
They had one daughter:

Between 1253 and 1254, Barnim I married secondly with Margareta (b. aft. 1231 – d. bef. 27 May 1261), probably a daughter of

better source needed] although other sources identified her as a daughter of Otto the Child, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Historian Robert Klempin identified her as the widow of Vitslav I, Prince of Rügen, but this seems very doubtful from a chronological view.[5]
They had one son:

  • Bogislaw IV (bef. 1258 – 19 February 1309), co-ruler from 1276 and sole ruler after his father's death, sharing power with his younger half-brothers

Before 20 May 1267, Barnim I married thirdly with Matilda (b. ca. 1255 – 20 December 1316), a daughter of Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg. They had five children:

  • Miroslawa (c. 1270 – d. between 23 December 1327 and 11 November 1328), married in 1285 to Niklot I, Count of Schwerin
  • Beatrix (d. 1315 or 1316), married bef. 1290 to Henry II, Lord of Werle in Penzlin, son of Henry I of Werle
  • Matilda (d. young, 1295)
  • Barnim II (1277 – 28 May 1295)
  • Otto I (b. posthumously, 1279 – d. 30 or 31 December 1344).

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
  2. ^ Pope Gregory IX issued a dispensation to "--- duci Pomeranie" for his marriage to "neptem...Regis Dacie" despite 4th grade of consanguinity, dated 4 September 1238. Codex Pomeraniæ Diplomaticus, vol. I, p. 568. However, the editors of the Codex suggest that this dispensation could refers either to Duke Barnim I and his first wife or to Duke Wartislaw III, whose mother's relationship with the Danish royal family is already recorded. Codex Pomeraniæ Diplomaticus, vol. I, 262, p. 569.
  3. ^ Martin Wehrmann: Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses. Verlag Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Stettin 1937, p. 48.
  4. ^ "Margareta von Werle". rolo.eu. Retrieved 11 July 2014.[self-published source]
  5. ^ Martin Wehrmann: Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses. Verlag Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Stettin 1937, p. 49.

References

Attribution:

Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania
House of Pomerania
Born: before 1219 Died: December 13 1278
Preceded by
Duke of Pomerania

1220–1278 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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