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Matilda of Brandenburg (died 1316), was a Duchess consort of Pomerania by marriage to
Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania Barnim I the Good ( 1217/1219 – 13 November 1278), from the Griffin dynasty, was a Duke of Pomerania (''ducis Slauorum et Cassubie'') from 1220 until his death. Life Son of Duke Bogislaw II and Miroslava of Pomerelia, he succeeded to the Duch ...
.(in German) Werner Buchholz (ed.), Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas. Pommern. Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-88680-272-8 She was the daughter of
Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg Otto III, nicknamed ''the pious'' (1215 – 9 October 1267 in Brandenburg an der Havel) was Margrave of Brandenburg jointly with his elder brother John I, Margrave of Brandenburg, John I until John died in 1266. Otto III then ruled alone, unti ...
and his wife,
Beatrice of Bohemia Beatrice of Bohemia (; 1225–1290) was a daughter of King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia and his wife Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen. She married Margrave Otto III and was the mother of: * John III "of Prague" (1244-1268) * Otto V "the Tall" (-1298)Joh ...
. She was the regent of Pomerania during the minority of her sons
Barnim II, Duke of Pomerania Barnim II ( 1277 – 28 May 1295) was Duke of Pomerania. Son of Duke Barnim I and his third wife, Mechtild of Brandenburg, Barnim's father died in 1278 when he was still a child. He was titular co-ruler with younger brother Otto I and his much old ...
and
Otto I, Duke of Pomerania Otto I, Duke of Pomerania (1279 – 31 December 1344) was Duke of Pomerania-Stettin. Youngest, and probably posthumous, son of Duke Barnim I and his third wife, Mechtild of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Otto became titular co-ruler at his birth, along w ...
between 1277 and 1294, in co-regency with her stepson
Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania Bogislaw IV (c. 125519 or 24 February 1309), of the House of Griffin, was Duke of Pomerania from 1278 until his death in 1309. Bogislaw was the eldest son of Duke Barnim I by his second wife, Margaretha, sometimes said to be a daughter of King E ...
. She had five children: *Miroslawa (b. ca. 1270 – d. between 23 December 1327 and 11 November 1328), married in 1285 to
Niklot I, Count of Schwerin Niklot I, Count of Schwerin (1250–1323) was the ruling Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg from 1299 until his death. He was a son of Count Gunzelin III of Schwerin and his wife, Margaret of Mecklenburg. Niklot married twice: * Elisabeth, the da ...
. *Beatrix (d. 1315 or 1316), married bef. 1290 to Henry II, Lord of Werle in Penzlin, son of
Henry I of Werle Henry I (died 8 October 1291) was a Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Biography He was the son of Prince Nicholas I of Werle, Nicholas I of Mecklenburg-Werle and his wife Princess Jutta of Anhalt the daughter of Henry I, Count ...
. *Matilda (d. young, 1295). * Barnim II (b. 1277 – d. 28 May 1295). *
Otto I Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great ( ) or Otto of Saxony ( ), was East Francia, East Frankish (Kingdom of Germany, German) king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the eldest son o ...
(b. posthumously, 1279 – d. 30 or 31 December 1344).


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