George II, Duke of Pomerania

Non-reigning Duke of Pomerania (1582–1617)

George II, Duke of Pomerania

Born| (1582-01-30)30 January 1582
Barth
Died| 27 March 1617(1617-03-27) (aged 35)
Bukowo Morskie
Buried| Castle Church in Szczecin
Noble family| House of Griffin
Father| Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Mother| Clara of Brunswick

George II of Pomerania (30 January 1582, in Barth – 27 March 1617, in Seebuckow, Rügenwalde (after 1945 Bukowo Morskie, Darlowo)) was a non-reigning duke of Pomerania. He administered the district of Rügenwalde from 1606 to 1617 jointly with his brother Bogislaw XIV.

## Life

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George was a member of the last generation of the ruling House of Griffin in Pomerania. He was born in 1582 as a younger son of Duke Bogislaw XIII and his first wife, Clara of Brunswick. George and his brothers agreed on the division of the inheritance after the death of their father. Following the agreement of 1 October 1606 the eldest brother, Philip II (1573–1618) was the reigning Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Francis (1577–1620) was a Protestant Bishop of Cammin. George together with his older brother Bogislaw XIV (1580–1637) received the district of Rügenwalde. The youngest brother Ulrich initially received only an annual pension.

In Rügenwalde, George dealt exclusively with hunting and took no part in the affairs of state. He lost sight in his left eye when firing a gun.

Duke George remained unmarried. He died in 1617 in Buckow in his district Rügenwalde and was buried in the Castle Church in Szczecin.

## Ancestors

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Ancestors of George II, Duke of Pomerania

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| 8\. George I, Duke of Pomerania|

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| 17\. Anna Jagiellonica

| 4\. Philip I, Duke of Pomerania|

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| 18\. Philip, Elector Palatine

| 9\. Amalie of the Palatinate|

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| 19\. Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine

| 2\. Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania|

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| 20\. Ernest, Elector of Saxony (= 26)

| 10\. John, Elector of Saxony|

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| 21\. Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (= 27)

| 5\. Maria of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania|

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| 22\. Waldemar VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

| 11\. Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen|

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| 23\. Margaret of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

| 1\. George II, Duke of Pomerania|
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| 24\. Otto V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

| 12\. Henry I of Lüneburg|

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| 25\. Anne of Nassau-Siegen

| 6\. Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg|

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| 26\. Ernest, Elector of Saxony (= 20)

| 13\. Margarete of Saxony|

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| 27\. Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (= 21)

| 3\. Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg|

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| 28\. John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

| 14\. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg|

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| 29\. Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg

| 7\. Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg|

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| 30\. Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

| 15\. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg|

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| 31\. Catherine of Pomerania, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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## See also

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* List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes

## References

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* Martin Wehrmann: Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses, Verlag Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Szczecin 1937, p. 128.

## External links

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* George II at www.ruegenwalde.com

George II, Duke of Pomerania

House of Griffins

Born: 30 January 1582 Died: 27 March 1617

Preceded by

Bogislaw XIII

|  Duke of Pomerania-Rügenwalde (Darłowo)
1606–1617
with his brother Bogislaw XIV (1606–1620) | Succeeded by

Bogislaw XIV

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