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((Short description|Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin))
((no footnotes|date=November 2018))
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| reign        = 7 March 1606 ((ndash)) 27 November 1620
| predecessor  = [[Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania|Bogislaw XIII]]
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| predecessor1  = [[Philip II, Duke of Pomerania|Philip II]]
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| house = [[House of Griffin]]
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| mother = Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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| full name    = ((lang-de|Franz von Pommern))<br>((lang-pl|Franciszek szczeciński))
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'''Francis of Pomerania''' (in the older literature sometimes referred to as ''Francis I of [[Pomerania]]''; ((lang-de|Franz von Pommern)); 24 March 1577, in [[Barth, Germany|Barth]] – 27 November 1620, in [[Stettin]] (Szczecin)) was [[Duchy of Pomerania|Duke of Pomerania]]-Stettin and [[Bishop]] of [[Bishopric of Cammin|Cammin]].

== Life ==
Francis was the son of Duke [[Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania|Bogislaw XIII]] and his wife, Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg. At the instigation of his father, he received the best possible education. He indicated at an early age that his interests tended towards [[knighthood]] and military affairs. His plans to go to the Saxon court, however were thwarted by [[John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania|John Frederick]], who brought him into the [[Bishopric of Cammin]], the [[temporalities]] of secular princely rule of the bishops. In 1592, he was appointed [[Coadjutor]] of the diocese; in 1593, he participated in the national synod. In 1594, he made a trip to [[Vienna]] and [[Hungary]].  He took part in the siege of [[Esztergom]] fortress under Matthias, the later [[Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor|Archduke Matthias of Austria]]. He went to Italy in 1596 and then returned to Pomerania.

After his uncle Casimir had resigned from his post as Bishop of Cammin in 1602, Francis was elected as the next bishop in a carefully predetermined election. His residence was [[Köslin]] (renamed as [[Koszalin]] in 1945), where he had the castle equipped accordingly.

When in 1604 the King of [[Sweden]] offered him the command of 3000 men infantry and 1000 cavalry in the [[Polish-Swedish war]], he had to refuse, in view of the neutrality of Pomerania.

In 1607, he made another journey. This brought him first to Prague and from there via Switzerland and France to the Spanish border. He returned via England, Scotland and the Netherlands. To secure the borders of his bishopric, he established a small military force in 1614. After his brother [[Philip II, Duke of Pomerania|Philip II]] had died without heirs in 1618, Francis succeeded him as ruler of Pomerania-Stettin. The Bishopric of Cammin went to his brother [[Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania|Ulrich]].

His efforts to strengthen the defensive capabilities of Pomerania were largely unsuccessful, due to the resistance of the [[estates of the realm|Estates]]. They rejected his demand to provide the Stettin arsenal with weapons and equipment, and also refused the inspection announced at [[Poczernin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship|Pützerlin]] in November 1619.

He did not share the scientific interests of his predecessor Philip II. Projects on geography or national history such as ((Interlanguage link multi|Valentin von Winther|de|lt=Valentin von Winther's)) ''Pomeranographia'', found little support with Francis. He devoted himself intensively to the affairs of government and the city of Stettin. Documents requiring his signature were always checked thoroughly. Because of his kindness and affability in dealing with his subjects, he was very popular among the population.

During Duke Francis's time in office, the 80-year-old nun [[Sidonia von Borcke]] from the [[Marianowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship|Marienfließ]] Convent was tried for witchcraft. She was accused of having caused the early death of the Dukes [[Philip II, Duke of Pomerania|Philip II]] and [[George II, Duke of Pomerania|George II]], and of causing the other sons of Duke [[Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania|Bogislaw XIII]] to remain childless. She was found guilty, and executed. Three months later, Duke Francis fell ill. He was still healthy in the morning, felt ill after lunch, and died a few days later.

In 1610, Duke Francis was married to [[Sophie of Saxony (1587-1635)|Sophie of Saxony]], a daughter of Elector [[Christian I, Elector of Saxony|Christian I]] of Saxony.  The marriage remained childless.

== Ancestors ==
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| 8= 8. [[George I, Duke of Pomerania]]
| 9= 9. [[Amalie of the Palatinate]]
| 10= 10. [[John, Elector of Saxony]]
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== References and sources ==
* Ute Essegern: ''Zur Werbung ich itzo mich gentzlich entschloßen. Die Eheschließung zwischen Herzog Franz von Pommern-Stettin (1577-1620) und Sophia von Sachsen (1587-1635)'', in: ''Pommern. Zeitschrift für Kultur und Geschichte'' vol. 43 issue 1, 2005, p.&nbsp;27-35.
* ((Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie|7|292|293|Franz I.|Herrmann Müller|ADB:Franz I. (Herzog von Pommern)))

== External links ==
*((VD17|00419053X))
* [http://www.ruegenwalde.com/greifen/fra/fra.htm Francis] at [http://www.ruegenwalde.com/greifen/ www.ruegenwalde.com/greifen]

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