He was born in 1582 as a younger son of Duke Bogislaw XIII and his first wife, Clara of Brunswick.

Following the agreement of 1 October 1606 the eldest brother, Philip II (1573–1618) was the reigning Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Francis (1577–1620) was a Protestant Bishop of Cammin.

George together with his older brother Bogislaw XIV (1580–1637) received the district of Rügenwalde.

In Rügenwalde, George dealt exclusively with hunting and took no part in the affairs of state.

He died in 1617 in Buckow in his district Rügenwalde and was buried in the Castle Church in Szczecin.