Bogislav IX (german: Bogislaw IX., pl, Bogusław IX; 1407/1410 – 7 December 1446), commonly known in English as Bogislav IX, was a

duke of Pomerania 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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, whose residence was

Stargard Stargard (; 1945: ''Starogród'', 1950–2016: ''Stargard Szczeciński''; formerly German language, German: ''Stargard in Pommern'', or ''Stargard an der Ihna''; csb, Stôrgard) is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian V ...

. His first cousin

Eric of Pomerania Eric of Pomerania (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was the ruler of the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439, succeeding his grandaunt, Queen Margaret I. He is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396 ...

tried in vain to have him recognized as his heir to the

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. Bogislav was the son of Bogislav VIII, Duke of Pomerania, and Sophia of

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. On 24 June 1432, in Poznan, he married

Maria of Masovia Maria of Masovia (pl: ''Maria mazowiecka''; 1408/15–14 February 1454) was a Duchess of Pomerania by marriage to Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania, and regent of Pomerania from 1446 to 1449. Life She was the sixth daughter of Siemowit IV, Duke of Ma ...

, daughter of

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and Alexandra of Lithuania. They had daughters,

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, who married

Eric II, Duke of Pomerania Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474) was a member of the House of Pomerania (also known as the House of Griffins) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomeran ...

, and Alexandra, and at least one of unknown name. During the

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, Bogislav opposed the

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and supported the

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. He was later involved in struggles related to Pomeranian bishops. Bogislav IX was succeeded by his first cousin, Eric I.

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