Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Pomerania


Ernst Ludwig was duke of Pomerania from 1560 to 1592. From 1569 to 1592, he was duke in the Teilherzogtum PomeraniaWolgast, sharing the rule over the Duchy of Pomerania with his older brother Johann Friedrich, duke in the other Teilherzogtum PomeraniaStettin and bishop of Cammin.

Ernst Ludwig was one of ten siblings born to Philipp I of PomeraniaWolgast and Maria of Saxony. After the death of his father onFebruary 1560, all siblings were under the guardianship of their greatuncle, Barnim XI. With one of his brothers, Barnim XII, Ernst Ludwig studied at the University of Wittenberg from 1563 to 1565, where they resided in the house of Martin Luther. With another brother, Bogislaw XIII, he temporarily lived at the court of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of SaxeWeimar.

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