Eric of Pomerania manner of death natural causes
Duke of Pomerania
For ten years, Eric lived in Gotland where he fought against the merchant trade in the Baltic. 
From 1449 to 1459, Eric succeeded Bogislaw IX as Duke of Pomerania and ruled Pomerania-Rügenwalde, a small partition of the Duchy of Pomerania-Stolp (Polish: Księstwo Słupskie), as "Eric I". He died in 1459 at Darłowo Castle
(German: Schloss Rügenwalde), and was buried in the Church of St. Mary's at Darłowo in Pomerania.The Burgermeister of Kiel to King Christian III of Denmark wrote that Eric encouraged a joint expedition by Didrik Pining and Hans Pothorst to investigate the Northwest Passage.  Their voyage after Eric's death is alleged to have reached Greenland and engaged in combat with Eskimos.
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