Casimir VI, Duke of Pomerania
| Duke Casimir VI of Pomerania | |
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| Administrator of Cammin prince-bishopric | |
| Administration | 1574–1602 |
| Predecessor | John Frederick |
| Successor | Francis |
| Born |
22 March 1557 Wolgast |
| Died | 10 May 1605 (aged 48) Neuhausen Palace, near Rügenwalde |
| Burial | 20 June 1605 Szczecin |
| House | House of Griffins |
| Father | Philip I |
| Mother | Mary of Saxony |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Duke Casimir VI of Pomerania (or, counting differently: Casimir IX; 22 March 1557, Wolgast – 10 May 1605 on Neuhausen Palace, near Rügenwalde (renamed as Darłowo in 1946) was a non-reigning duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins and a Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Cammin, named after the former see in Cammin (renamed as Kamień Pomorski in 1945).
Casimir was the tenth child of Duke Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast and his wife Maria of Saxony. Philip I died in 1560; he was survived by five of his sons. Apart from Casimir VI, they were John Frederick (born: 1542), Bogislaw XIII (born: 1544), Ernest Louis (born: 1545), Barnim X (born: 1549). Initially, the Lord High Stewart Ulrich von Schwerin, acted as regent. He was supported by an eleven-member regency council.
On 25 July 1569, the elder brothers wrote the Treaty of Jasenitz, dividing Pomerania among themselves. For Casimir, it was planned that he would later become the Lutheran administrator of Cammin Prince-Bishopric, however, colloqially referred to as Bishop of Cammin. In 1574, John Frederick renounced that position, and Casimir took over the diocese, aged just 17 years. In 1578, he undertook a Grand Tour to Italy and the Netherlands.
As Bishop of Cammin Casimir had many disputes with the city of Colberg (renamed as Kołobrzeg in 1945), the capital of the prince-bishopric. He left the business of government mostly to his advisers, including Joachim Damnitz. His areas of interest were fishing, banquet and tours.
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