In 1569, Barnim XI retired, and the
duchy was internally partitioned among the male members of the
House of Pomerania on 23 May in
Jasenitz (now part of
Police), which was approved by the
Landtag in
Wollin (now Wolin). Ernst Ludwig and his brother Bogislaw XIII received Pomerania-Wolgast, while his other brothers,
Johann Friedrich and Barnim XII, received Pomerania-Stettin and
Casimir IX the
bishopric of Cammin. Because Bogislaw and Barnim immediately renounced their positions and were compensated with the domains of
Barth and
Neuenkamp and the domain of
Rügenwalde, respectively, Ernst Ludwig got to rule his share alone.[11]
Ernst Ludwig developed the
University of Greifswald, where he was personally involved in the rebuilding of the medical faculty.[2] Ernst Ludwig also participated in the unsuccessful attempts of his brother, Johann Friedrich, to elevate the Duchy of Pomerania's military status in the
Upper Saxon Circle.[12]
Ernst Ludwig married in 1577 with
Sophia Hedwig, daughter of the Duke
Julius of
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Sophia Hedwig survived her husband almost four decades. She died in 1631 in
Loitz and was buried, like her husband in the St. Peter's Church, in Wolgast.
Ernst Ludwig died on 17 July 1592. The
University of Greifswald on the same day began with obsequies. His funeral was on 19 July in
Wolgast. Legend tells that, foreshadowing the duke's death, a
halo appeared in
Stettin on 23 May that was followed by a rain of sulfur and blood.[2] The widow, Sophia Hedwig, retired to
Loitz, where she moved with the children from the
Wolgast palace in 1594,[17] and lived until her death on 30 January 1631.[18] Initially, she was to retire to Ludwigsburg.[17]
Wilhelm Meinhold in his 1848 novel Sidonia von Bork portrayed Ernst Ludwig as the cuckolded betrothed of
Sidonia von Borcke,[20] executed for
witchcraft in 1620.[21]Edward Burne-Jones, who illustrated the English translation of the novel, thus chose Ernst Ludwig's residence in
Wolgast as the scene of his painting also captioned Sidonia von Bork.[22]Theodor Fontane in his novel Sidonie von Borcke likewise writes about an affair and even an engagement of Ernst Ludwig and Sidonia von Borcke.[23]
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ISBN3-936522-79-0.
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ISBN3-412-07189-7.
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ISBN3-87947-002-2.
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ISBN3-931185-45-1.
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ISBN3-412-07583-3.
Alverman, Dirk; Spiess, Karl-Heinz; Werlich, Ralf-Gunnar (2006). Universität und Gesellschaft (in German) (2 ed.). Hinstorff.
ISBN3-356-01136-7.
Kabus, Ronny (1984). Staatliche Lutherhalle Wittenberg: 100 Jahre reformationsgeschtliches Museum (in German). Wittenberg: Lutherhalle.
Gryse, Nicolaus; Pettke, Sabine (1997). Historia von Lehre, Leben und Tod Joachim Slüters (in German). Schmidt-Römhild.
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Mager, Inge (1986). Die Konkordienformel im Fürstentum Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel: Entstehungsbeitrag, Rezeption, Geltung (in German). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
ISBN3-525-55238-6.
Classen, Albrecht (2002). Mein Seel Fang an zu singen (in German). Peeters Publishers.
ISBN90-429-1098-4.
Fischer, Hubertus (2005). Klosterfrauen, Klosterhexen: Theodor Fontanes Sidonie von Borcke im kulturellen Kontext (in German). Rübenberger Verlag Tania Weiss.
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