Wartislaw VI of Pomerania (1345 – 13 June 1394) was a member of the

House of Griffin The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty, (; , ; Latin: ''Gryphes''), or House of Pomerania (see ), was a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century ...

. From 1365 to 1377, he ruled

Pomerania-Wolgast The Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast, also known as the Duchy of Wolgast, and the Duchy of Wołogoszcz, was a feudal duchy in Western Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Wolgast. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.Edward Rymar, ''Ro ...

jointly with his brother Bogislaw VI. From 1377 until his death, he was the sole ruler of

Pomerania-Barth Duchy of Pomerania-Barth was a Feudalism, feudal duchy of the Holy Roman Empire located in Western Pomerania that existed in the Middle Ages between 1376 and 1478, and between 1569 and 1625. The state consisted of its capital, Barth, Germany, B ...

Life

He was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen and his wife, Sophie of Werle. After the death of his father Barnim IV in 1365, Pomerania-Wolgast was divided in the 1372 Treaty of

Anklam Anklam (), formerly known as Tanglim and Wendenburg, is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the , the western ...

into the eastern Duchy of Pomerania-Stolp (from the Swine River to the Leba River), ruled by his uncle

Bogislaw V Bogislaw V (, ) (c. 1318 – 23 April 1374), sometimes known as the Great (), was a Duke of Pomerania. Eldest son of Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin, Bogislaw had two brothers, Barnim IV and Wartislaw V. The brothers were ...

and the western Duchy of

, ruled jointly by Wartislaw VI and his younger brother Bogislaw VI. In 1377, Pomerania-Wolgast was divided into a smaller Pomerania-Wolgast, ruled by Bogislaw VI, and

ruled by Wartislaw VI. In 1396, Bogislaw VI died at

Klępino Białogardzkie Klępino Białogardzkie (German ''Klempin'')''Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße'' by M. Kaemmerer is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białogard, within Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeshi ...

, without a male heir, and the two parts of Pomerania-Wolgast were reunited under Wartislaw VI.

Marriage and issue

He married Anne of

Mecklenburg-Stargard The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Stargard, also simply known as Mecklenburg-Stargard, and also as the Duchy of Stargard was a feudal district duchy in Mecklenburg within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Burg Stargard. It was ruled by the House of M ...

, a daughter of Duke

John I John I may refer to: People Religious figures * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John I of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope from 496 to 505 * Pope John I, P ...

of Mecklenburg-Stargard. They had three children: *

Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania ( – 22 September 1405 in Pütnitz, near Ribnitz-Damgarten) was duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1394 to 1405. He was the son of Wartislaw VI of Pomerania-Wolgast. Barnim is known for his engagement in piracy. He ...

Wartislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania Wartislaw VIII (1373 – 20 or 23 August 1415) was a duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins house. He ruled in Pomerania-Wolgast from 1394 together with his brother Barnim VI. After Barnim died in 1405, he ruled alone. Life Wartisl ...

* Sophie, married

Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Latin ''Henricus''; died 14 October 1416), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was called Henry the Mild. He was the prince of Lüneburg from 1388 to 1409 jointly with his brother Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, fr ...

Ancestors

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