Background
He was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügeneral and his wife, Sophie of Werle.
He was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügeneral and his wife, Sophie of Werle.
From 1377 until his death, he was the sole ruler of Pomerania-Barth. In 1377, Pomerania-Wolgast was divided into a smaller Pomerania-Wolgast, ruled by Bogislaw VI, and Pomerania-Barth ruled by Wartislaw VI. In 1396, Bogislaw VI died at Klępino Białogardzkie, without a male heir, and the two parts of Pomerania-Wolgast were reunited under Wartislaw VI.