Casimir VI (Pomerania)
Casimir VI , according to another count Casimir IX. (* March 22, 1557 in Wolgast ; † May 10, 1605 in Neuhausen near Rügenwalde ) was a non-ruling Duke of Pomerania from the Greifenhaus and Evangelical Bishop of Cammin .
Life
Kasimir was born as the tenth child of Duke Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast and his wife Maria of Saxony . When Philip died in 1560, five of his sons survived him, in addition to Casimir his older brothers Johann Friedrich (* 1542), Bogislaw XIII. (* 1544), Ernst Ludwig (* 1545) and Barnim X. (* 1549). A guardianship government was initially set up for all brothers. It consisted of the court marshal Ulrich von Schwerin as regent and a regency council of eleven people.
In 1569 there was a distribution of the government in Pomerania, which was laid down in the Treaty of Jasenitz of July 25, 1569. It was planned for Casimir that he would later become Evangelical Bishop of Cammin . After Johann Friedrich renounced the diocese of Cammin, Kasimir took over the diocese in 1574, at the age of 17. In 1578 he went on a grand tour to Italy and the Netherlands .
As Bishop of Cammin, Casimir had many disputes with the city of Kolberg . He left the business of government mostly to his advisors, including Joachim Damnitz ; his interests were more fishing , feasts and travel.
In 1602, Kasimir renounced the diocese of Cammin and took over the office of Rügenwalde , which had been administered by the latter , from his older brother Barnim X. , who had taken office in Pomerania-Stettin . The Bütow office was added later. After the death of his brother Barnim X. in September 1603, Casimir should have succeeded him in the government in Pomerania-Stettin. Seriously ill, however, he did not take office and renounced his successor in December 1604. He was not married.
After falling ill with smallpox and being bedridden for several days, Kasimir died on May 10, 1605 between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. at his Neuhausen Castle near Rügenwalde. His body was brought to Stettin on June 18, 1605 and buried on June 20 in the castle church in Stettin .
count
The counting of the rulers of the Griffin House has always been involved. From time immemorial there has been an inequality here that causes some confusion. The more modern census than Casimir VI. results if one only counts the members of the Greifenhaus who have reached manhood. If, however, one also counts those who died as children, the result is Casimir IX. which was common in the older literature.
See also
literature
- Martin Wehrmann : Genealogy of the Pomeranian ducal house. Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung Verlag, Stettin 1937, p. 124.
- Martin Wehrmann : History of Pomerania. Volume 2. 2nd edition. Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha 1921. (Reprint: Augsburg 1992, ISBN 3-89350-112-6 )
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ Augustin Kehrberg: Explanatory historical and chronological outline of the city of Königsberg in the Neumark . Berlin 1724, p. 177 .
- ^ Martin Wehrmann : Genealogy of the Pomeranian ducal house. Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung Verlag, Stettin 1937, p. 15.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casimir VI |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Casimir IX |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | non-ruling Duke of Pomerania, Evangelical Bishop of Cammin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1557 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolgast |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1605 |
| Place of death | Neuhausen near Rügenwalde |