Bogislaw V ( pl, Bogusław, la, Bogislaus) (c. 1318 – 23 April 1374), sometimes known as the Great
( pl, Bogusław V Wielki), was a
Duke of Pomerania.
Eldest son of
Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin, Bogislaw had two brothers,
Barnim IV
Barnim IV of Pomerania (1325 – 22 August 1365) was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.
Life
He was the second son of Duke Wartislaw IV of Pomerania-Wolgast and the brother of Bogislaw V and Wartislaw V.
He married Sophie of Werle (132 ...
and
Wartislaw V
Wartislaw V. (c. 1 November 1326 – 1390) was a duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins. He initially ruled Pomerania-Wolgast jointly with his elder brothers Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania, Barnim IV and Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania, Bog ...
. The brothers were joint rulers from their father's death in 1326. They allied with King
Casimir III of Poland
Casimir III the Great ( pl, Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He wa ...
, whose daughter
Elisabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...
married Bogislaw, against the
Teutonic Order. Elisabeth died in 1361; in 1362 Bogislaw married
Adelheid Welf
Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheidis, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people:
* Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress an ...
, daughter of
Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.
The death of Barnim in 1366 led to a quarrel between Bogislaw and Wartislaw, which was settled by a treaty in 1368
partitioning Pomerania between Bogislaw V, Wartislaw V, and Barnim's sons, Bogislaw VI and Wartislaw VI. Bogislaw received most of the
Farther Pomerania
Farther Pomerania, Hinder Pomerania, Rear Pomerania or Eastern Pomerania (german: Hinterpommern, Ostpommern), is the part of Pomerania which comprised the eastern part of the Duchy and later Province of Pomerania. It stretched roughly from the Od ...
n parts of Pomerania-Wolgast, thence
Pomerania-Stolp
The Duchy of Pomerania-Stolp, also known as the Duchy of Stolp, and the Duchy of Słupsk, was a feudal duchy in Farther Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Słupsk. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty. It existed in the High M ...
(named after the town of
Stolp, now Słupsk). Wartislaw received the Neustettin (now
Szczecinek) area, and the sons of Barnim received North-
Western Pomerania with
Rügen and
Usedom.
Bogislaw's daughter
Elisabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...
married the
Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans ( la, Imperator Romanorum, german: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period ( la, Imperat ...
Charles IV,
King of Bohemia in 1363 and he concluded an alliance with his son-in-law in 1370.
Marriages and children
On 28 February 1343, Bogislaw married his first wife
Elisabeth of Poland. She was a daughter of
Casimir III of Poland
Casimir III the Great ( pl, Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He wa ...
and his first wife
Aldona of Lithuania. They had two children:
*
Elizabeth of Pomerania (1347 – 15 April 1393). She married
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV ( cs, Karel IV.; german: Karl IV.; la, Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charle ...
.
*
Casimir IV of Pomerania
Casimir IV ( pl, Kazimierz IV or Kaźko Słupski, ger, Kasimir IV or Kasimir V ; 1351 – 2 January 1377) was a duke of Pomerania in Pomerania-Stolp since 1374.
Life
Casimir was the son of Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania and Elizabeth of Poland ...
(c. 1351 – 2 January 1377).
Elisabeth died in 1361. In 1362, Bogislaw V married his second wife Adelheid of
Brunswick-Grubenhagen. She was a daughter of
Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and Adelheid of Everstein. They had four children:
*
Wartislaw VII of Pomerania
Wartislaw VII ( pl, Warcisław VII) (1363/1365 – 1394/1395) was one of the Dukes of Pomerania. His full name was Henry Wartislaw.The King Who Became a Pirate Story by Anja Klemp Vilgaard · Illustrations by Darya Malikova · Edited by Shawna ...
(d. 24 February 1395). Father of
Eric of Pomerania.
*
Bogislaw VIII of Pomerania (c. 1363 – 11 February 1418).
*
Barnim V of Pomerania Barnim V (1369–1402/1403) was one of the Dukes of Pomerania. He was the son of Bogislaw V. He ruled over parts of Pomerania-Stolp; first the territories near Stargard Szczeciński, and in his last years, 1402–1403, he co-ruled Pomerania-Stolp w ...
(1369 – 16 May 1402).
*Margaret of Pomerania (1366 – 1407/1410). Married
Ernest, Duke of Austria.
Ancestors
See also
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List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes
This is a list of the duchies and dukes of Pomerania.
Dukes of the Slavic Pomeranian tribes (All Pomerania)
The lands of Pomerania were firstly ruled by local tribes, who settled in Pomerania around the 10th and 11th centuries.
Non-dynastic
...
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Pomerania during the Late Middle Ages
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Duchy of Pomerania
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Partitions of the Duchy of Pomerania
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Pomerania-Stolp
The Duchy of Pomerania-Stolp, also known as the Duchy of Stolp, and the Duchy of Słupsk, was a feudal duchy in Farther Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Słupsk. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty. It existed in the High M ...
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House of Pomerania
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14th-century German nobility
Dukes of Pomerania
1318 births
1374 deaths