Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania

Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Duke Bogislaw XIII of Pomerania
Spouse(s)	Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Noble family	House of Griffins
Father	Philip I, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Maria of Saxony
Born	9 August 1544
Died	7 March 1606 (aged 61) Szczecin

Franzburg in 1618

Bogislaw XIII (Bogusław XIII) of Pomerania (9 August 1544 – 7 March 1606, Stettin; Polish: Szczecin), 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 "Barther 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.

He married twice: first to Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg, then to Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. He had eleven children, the most notable of whom are his successors Philip II, Francis, and Bogislaw XIV, the last ruling duke of Pomerania, and Anna de Croy, the last member of the dynasty.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania

16. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania               8. Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania                       17. Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp               4. George I, Duke of Pomerania                             18. Casimir IV Jagiellon               9. Anna Jagiellonica                       19. Elisabeth of Austria               2. Philip I, Duke of Pomerania                                   20. Louis IV, Elector Palatine               10. Philip, Elector Palatine                       21. Margarete of Savoy               5. Amalie of the Palatinate                             22. Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria               11. Margaret of Bavaria                       23. Amalia of Saxony               1. Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania                                         24. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony               12. Ernest, Elector of Saxony                       25. Margaret of Austria               6. John, Elector of Saxony                             26. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria               13. Elisabeth of Bavaria                       27. Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen               3. Maria of Saxony                                   28. George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau               14. Waldemar VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen                       29. Sophie of Hohnstein               7. Margaret of Anhalt-Köthen                             30. Günther XXXVI, Count of Schwarzburg               15. Margarethe of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg                       31. Margaret of Henneberg-Schleusingen

See also

• List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes
• History of Pomerania
• Duchy of Pomerania
• House of Pomerania

Literature

• Werner Buchholz (ed.): Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas. Pommern. Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-88680-272-8, pp. 216, 233.
• Martin Wehrmann: Geschichte von Pommern, 2d ed., vol. 2, Verlag Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1921. Reprinted: Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1992, ISBN 3-89350-112-6.

External links

• 17th century sources, in German
• Family tree
• Marek, Miroslav. "Bogislav XIII, Duke of Pomerania-Barth (1560-1606), *9.8.1544, +Stettin 7.3.1606". Genealogy.EU. External link in |publisher= (help)