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Bogislaw XIII


FieldValue
nameBogislaw XIII
successionDuke of Pomerania-Wolgast
reign14 February 1560 1569
predecessorPhilip I
successorErnst Ludwig
succession1Duke of Pomerania-Barth
reign11569 7 March 1606
predecessor1New title
successor1Francis
succession2Duke of Pomerania-Rügenwalde
reign21569 7 March 1606
predecessor2New title
successor2George II
Bogislaw XIV
succession3Duke of Pomerania-Stettin
reign31 September 1603 7 March 1606
predecessor3Barnim X
successor3Philip II
imageBogislawXIII.1750.JPG
captionAnonymous copy of a portrait,
houseHouse of Griffin
fatherPhilip I, Duke of Pomerania
motherMaria of Saxony
spouse{{plainlist
issue{{plainlist
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birth_date
death_date
death_placeStettin

Bogislaw XIV

  • Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  • Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg}}
  • Philip II, Duke of Pomerania
  • Francis, Duke of Pomerania
  • Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
  • George II, Duke of Pomerania
  • Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania
  • Anna de Croy}}

Bogislaw XIII (Bogusław XIII) of Pomerania (9 August 1544 – 7 March 1606), son of Philip I and Maria of Saxony, was a prince of Stettin and Wolgast, and a member of the Griffins.

Bogislaw studied at the University of Greifswald at the age of 14. At first, he was co-regent with his brother Johann Friedrich of Pomerania-Wolgast, but in 1569 he settled with control over Barth and Neuenkamp. There, he founded a printing house in 1582, publishing in 1588 the "Barth Bible", a bible in the Low German language, as translated by Johannes Bugenhagen. In 1587 he founded Franzburg to compete with Stralsund.

From 1603 until his death, he ruled in Pomerania-Stettin, which he inherited under the Inheritance Treat of Jasenitz of 1509 in case his two brothers John Frederick (d. 1600) and Barnim X (d. 1603) would both die childless. He kept his residence in Barth, and his eldest son, Philip II, acted as governor in Stettin.

He is remembered as a wise ruler, knowledgeable in the areas of economics and governance.

Marriages and issue

He married twice: first to Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg, daughter of Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had the following children:

  • Philip II (1573–1618)
  • Clara Maria (1574–1623)
  • Francis (1577–1620)
  • Bogislaw XIV (1580–1637), the last ruling duke of Pomerania
  • George II (1582–1617)
  • Ulrich (1589–1622)
  • Anna (1590–1660), married Ernst von Croÿ

Clara died in 1598. On 31 May 1601, he married Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, daughter of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. This marriage is childless.

Ancestors

Literature

  • Werner Buchholz (ed.): Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas. Pommern. Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1999, , pp. 216, 233.
  • Martin Wehrmann: Geschichte von Pommern, 2d ed., vol. 2, Verlag Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1921. Reprinted: Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1992, .
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