George II, Duke of Pomerania

George II, Duke of Pomerania

Born	(1582-01-30)30 January 1582 Barth
Died	27 March 1617(1617-03-27) (aged 35) Bukowo Morskie
Buried	Castle Church in Szczecin
Noble family	House of Griffin
Father	Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Clara of Brunswick

George II of Pomerania (30 January 1582, in Barth – 27 March 1617, in Seebuckow, Rügenwalde (after 1945 Bukowo Morskie, Darlowo)) was a non-reigning duke of Pomerania. He administered the district of Rügenwalde from 1606 to 1617 jointly with his brother Bogislaw XIV.

Life

George was a member of the last generation of the ruling House of Griffin in Pomerania. He was born in 1582 as a younger son of Duke Bogislaw XIII and his first wife, Clara of Brunswick. George and his brothers agreed on the division of the inheritance after the death of their father. Following the agreement of 1 October 1606 the eldest brother, Philip II (1573–1618) was the reigning Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Francis (1577–1620) was a Protestant Bishop of Cammin. George together with his older brother Bogislaw XIV (1580–1637) received the district of Rügenwalde. The youngest brother Ulrich initially received only an annual pension.

In Rügenwalde, George dealt exclusively with hunting and took no part in the affairs of state. He lost sight in his left eye when firing a gun.

Duke George remained unmarried. He died in 1617 in Buckow in his district Rügenwalde and was buried in the Castle Church in Szczecin.

Ancestors

Ancestors of George II, Duke of Pomerania

16. Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania

8. George I, Duke of Pomerania

17. Anna Jagiellonica

4. Philip I, Duke of Pomerania

18. Philip, Elector Palatine

9. Amalie of the Palatinate

19. Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine

2. Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania

20. Ernest, Elector of Saxony (= 26)

10. John, Elector of Saxony

21. Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (= 27)

5. Maria of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania

22. Waldemar VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

11. Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen

23. Margaret of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

1. George II, Duke of Pomerania

24. Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

12. Henry I of Lüneburg

25. Anne of Nassau-Siegen

6. Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

26. Ernest, Elector of Saxony (= 20)

13. Margarete of Saxony

27. Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (= 21)

3. Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg

28. John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

14. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

29. Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg

7. Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg

30. Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

15. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg

31. Catherine of Pomerania, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

References

Martin Wehrmann: Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses, Verlag Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Szczecin 1937, p. 128.

External links

George II at www.ruegenwalde.com

George II, Duke of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: 30 January 1582 Died: 27 March 1617
Preceded by Bogislaw XIII	Duke of Pomerania-Rügenwalde (Darłowo) 1606–1617 with his brother Bogislaw XIV (1606–1620)	Succeeded by Bogislaw XIV