Duke Ulrich of Pomerania (12 August 1589, in Barth – 31 October 1622, in Przybiernów), was a Lutheran

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of the

Prince-Bishopric of Cammin The Bishopric of Cammin (also Kammin, Kamień Pomorski) was both a former Roman Catholic diocese in the Duchy of Pomerania from 1140 to 1544, and a secular territory of the Holy Roman Empire ( Prince-Bishopric) in the Kolberg (Kołobrzeg) area f ...

and non-reigning Duke of

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

Life

Ulrich was the youngest son of Duke

Bogislaw XIII Bogislaw XIII (Bogusław XIII) of Pomerania (9 August 1544 – 7 March 1606, Stettin; ''Polish'': Szczecin), son of Philip I and Maria of Saxony, was a prince of Stettin and Wolgast, and a member of the Griffins. Bogislaw studied at the Univers ...

of Pomerania (1544-1606) of the family of Griffins. 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

Pomerania-Stettin The Duchy of Pomerania-Stettin, also known as the Duchy of Stettin, and the Duchy of Szczecin, was a feudal duchy in Farther Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Szczecin. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.B. Dopierała, ''Pol ...

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(1577-1620) was a Protestant

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

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

. 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 Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (9 February 1595 in Wolfenbüttel – 26 June 1650 in Szczecinek), was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth and the Duchess of Pomerania by marriage. Life Hedwig was a daughter of Henry Julius, Duke ...

(1595-1650). The marriage remained childless. After Ulrich's death, Duchess Hedwig resided as a widow in Neustettin. 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 17th-century German people {{Germany-noble-stub