George I, Duke of Pomerania

George I (* April 11, 1493, † in the night of 9 to 10 May 1531 Stettin) was a Duke of Pomerania from the grasping house.

Life

George was the eldest son of Prince Bogusław X of Pomerania and his second wife Anna, a daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland. It received its name from his uncle and godfather, Duke George the Bearded of Saxony, who had married the younger sister of George's mother. As a child George also held for a time on to his namesake in Saxony, who remained his life friendly terms with him.

George led essentially continued his father's policy. He sat down energetically for limiting the power of the cities and the nobility. He pursued a policy in the delineation of the Brandenburg suzerainty. After he and his brother Barnim IX. the government had taken over, showed up at him, although a concern for the aspirations of the Reformation, but remained personally facing the ancient Catholic faith. George was already brought up by his father early in the policy. So he was already active in 1520 at the court of Emperor Charles V, and participated in the Diets of Worms in 1521 and 1523 in Nuremberg.

1524 threatened a military confrontation with Brandenburg, so that George an alliance with King Sigismund I of Poland came in, which was directed against Brandenburg, Albrecht of Prussia and against the followers of the Reformation. Nevertheless, he failed to suppress the Reformation efforts in his country, he could ultimately draw only in moderate tracks.

After the Diet of Speyer in 1526 he tried to ingratiate himself with Brandenburg, Brandenburg by the claims and the denial of the Pomeranian estates to the conducted negotiations dragged on, however, to go to 1529. In the meantime, again threatened military conflicts. But on August 26, 1529 was through the mediation of the Dukes of Brunswick Erich I of Calenberg and Henry the Younger of Wolfenbüttel with the Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg, a compromise, the Treaty of Grimnitz been achieved. Georg Joachim married daughter Margaret of Brandenburg and received at the same time the Brandenburg recognition of imperial immediacy. Thereupon, George and Barnim IX. on July 26, 1530 enfeoffed of Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg with Pomerania.

Domestically, it came after the Grimnitzer contract dispute with the Barnim IX. , Who pressed for a division of power. Also a large part of the estates called this because they once feared, George would now act decisively through the support of Brandenburg against the Reformation efforts, and on the other hoped to get at Barnim total greater influence on affairs of state. However, George's death changed the political situation, especially since his son Philip I could be won for the Reformation. The division of lands in Pomerania - Wolgast and Pomerania -Stettin was nevertheless completed.

Marriages and descendants

George I was married twice. In his first marriage he married Amalia (1490-1525), daughter of Prince Elector Philipp of the Palatinate and Margaret of Bavaria. They had the following children:

  • Bogislaw XI. (1514-1514)
  • Philip I (1515-1560)
  • Margareta (1518-1569) ∞ Ernst III. of Brunswick- Grubenhagen

His second wife married George I. Margaret of Brandenburg (1511-1577), daughter of the Elector Joachim of Brandenburg and Elisabeth of Denmark. They had one daughter:

  • Georgia (1531-1574) ∞ Stanislaus Latalski Count of Labischin

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