Duke Ulrich of Pomerania (12 August 1589, in Barth – 31 October 1622, in

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), was a Lutheran

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of the Prince-Bishopric of Cammin and non-reigning Duke of

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Life

Ulrich was the youngest son of Duke Bogislaw XIII of Pomerania (1544–1606), from the Griffins family. After their father's death, Ulrich and his brothers agreed on the division of their inheritance. According to the agreement of 1 October 1606 the eldest brother, Philip II (1573–1618), became the reigning Duke of

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(1577–1620) was a Protestant Bishop of Cammin. Bogislaw XIV (1580–1637) and George II (1582–1617) jointly received the

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of Rügenwalde. Ulrich, the youngest received only an annual pension. After Philip II died in 1618, he was succeeded by Francis as the ruler of Pomerania-Stettin, and Francis was succeeded by Ulrich as bishop of Cammin. Like Francis before him, Ulrich resided in

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. Ulrich died on 31 October 1622. He was buried in the castle church in

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. The historian Martin Wehrmann (1861-1937) described Ulrich as a "fresh, young man, who had kept a benign happiness with his wife at his court in Koszalin".Martin Wehrmann: ''Geschichte von Pommern'', vol. 2, Second Edition, Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1921, , p. 112

Marriage

Ulrich married in 1619 in

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with Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1595–1650). The marriage remained childless. After Ulrich's death, Duchess Hedwig resided as a widow in

Neustettin Szczecinek (; ) is a historic city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, with a population of more than 40,000 (2011). The town's total area is . The turbulent history of Szczec ...

. There, she founded a gymnasium in 1640, which was later named ''Hedwig's gymnasium'', after her.

References

* (additional entry) * Martin Wehrmann: ''Geschichte von Pommern'', vol. 2, Second Edition, Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1921, * Martin Wehrmann: ''Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses'', i the series ''Veröffentlichungen der landesgeschichtlichen Forschungsstelle für Pommern'', series 1, vol. 5, Leon Saunier, Stettin 1937, p. 128–129

Footnotes

House of Griffins Dukes of Pomerania Lutheran administrators of Cammin Prince-Bishopric 1589 births 1622 deaths 16th-century German people 17th-century German people People from Barth, Germany {{Germany-duke-stub