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

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. He erected a fort and a port for this purpose in Ahrenshoop, which was destroyed by

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in 1395. He allowed the Victual Brothers, a pirate organization assaulting vessels of the Hanseatic League in the

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, to use the

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river as a winter refuge and the Bay of Greifswald as a basis. In 1398, he signed a treaty with the

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not to further support the Victual Brothers (then also "Likedeelers"), but kept on engaging in piracy himself. On one of his expeditions, he was caught by the Hanseatic League in Kopenhagen's port. From 1400-1403, he aided the dukes of Mecklenburg-Werle in their campaigns against

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. Barnim himself was wounded once at Lübeck's gates.Werner Buchholz (ed.), Pommern, Siedler, 1999, p.147 In 1405, Barnim died of the Black Death. To avoid this fate, he went on a pilgrimage to

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near Barth, but died on his way in Pütnitz (a part of today's Ribnitz-Damgarten) on 23 September 1405. He was buried in Kenz, where a large wooden statue resembling Barnim was furnished.

Marriage and issue

He married Veronica of Hohenzollern, daughter of

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, and had at least two sons: * Barnim VII, Duke of Pomerania *

Wartislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania Duke Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast (c. 1400 – 17 April 1457, Wolgast) was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania ( dynasty of Griffins) and Veronica of Hohenzollern, daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg. He r ...

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church. In the

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, the church was a prime destination for

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s due to a nearby holy spring. Barnim, infected with the Black Death, died during his pilgrimage and was buried in Kenz. File:Barnim VI Kenotaph.png,

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for Barnim VI in St. Mary's church, Kenz, containing a wooden statue File:Barnim VI Epitaph.png,

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for Barnim VI in St. Mary's church, Kenz File:Barnim VI Grabstein.png, Tombstone for Barnim VI in St. Mary's church, Kenz

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnim 06, Duke of Pomerania Dukes of Pomerania People from Vorpommern-Rügen German pirates 1360s births 1405 deaths Year of birth uncertain 15th-century deaths from plague (disease)

Marriage and issue

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