Casimir VI, Duke of Pomerania

Casimir VI. , According to other Census Kasimir IX. (* March 22, 1557 in Wolgast, † May 10, 1605 in Neuhausen near Rügenwalde ) was a non- reigning Duke of Pomerania from the grasping house and Protestant Bishop of Pomerania.

Life

Kasimir was born as the tenth child of Duke Philip I of Pomerania - Wolgast and his wife Maria of Saxony. On the death of Philip in 1560, survived him five of his sons, in addition to Kasimir his older brothers Johann Friedrich ( * 1542), Bogislaw XIII. (* 1544), Ernst Ludwig ( * 1545 ) and Barnim X ( * 1549). For all the brothers initially a regency was created. It consisted of the marshal, Ulrich von Schwerin as regent and a regency council of eleven people.

1569, there was a distribution of government in Pomerania, which was enshrined in the Treaty of Jasenitz from July 25, 1569. For Casimir was intended that he should be later Protestant Bishop of Pomerania. After Johann Friedrich renounced the bishopric of Pomerania, Kazimir took over in 1574, at the age of 17 years, the diocese. In 1578 he went on a Grand Tour to Italy and the Netherlands.

As Bishop of Pomerania Kasimir had many disputes with the city of Kolberg. The business of government he left mainly his advisers, including Joachim Damnitz; his areas of interest were rather fishing, revelry and travel.

1602 Casimir renounced the bishopric of Pomerania and took over from his older brother Barnim X, who had taken over the government in Pomerania -Stettin, which previously managed by this office Rügenwalde. Later, the Office Buetow was added. After the death of his brother Barnim X in September 1603 Casimir had him to succeed in the government in Pomerania -Stettin. Seriously ill, he did not occur to the government and abandoned in December 1604 the succession. He remained unmarried.

After he was ill with smallpox and had been for several days confined to bed, Casimir died on May 10, 1605 20 to 21 clock in the evening at his castle at Neuhausen Rügenwalde. His body was taken on June 18, 1605 to Stettin and was buried on June 20 in the Castle Church in Szczecin.

Count

The counting of the ruler of the Griffin house is involved ever since. From time immemorial there here an inequality, which causes some confusion. The modern count as Kasimir VI. results if one counts only the members of the Griffin house, who have reached the age of manhood. If you count the other hand, also as a child with the deceased, the result is the count as Kasimir IX. , Which was common in the older literature.