Jaromar of Rügen (c. 1267 – c. 1294) was a member of the Rügen princely house and a

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priest. At the end of the 13th century he was selected as

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Life

Jaromar was born around 1267 as a son of Prince Vitslav II of

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. He was first mentioned in the records on 15 April 1280 as a ''scholaris''. Later he was recorded as the

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at St Nicholas's Church in

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. After Bishop Hermann of Gleichen, who died in early 1289, had strengthened the independence of the Bishopric of Cammin by political means, the Pomeranian dukes sought to bind the bishopric ever more tightly to themselves. Under their influence Jaromar, whose sister was Margaret, wife of Duke Bogislav IV, was elected as Hermann's successor in 1289 by the

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of Cammin. In a bull by

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of 7 October 1289 he was confirmed as the chosen bishop. In spite of his close ties to the Pomeranian princes, Jaromar had the estates of the bishopric confirmed by the Margrave of

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. Jaromar died around 1294 before he could be

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and was laid to rest in Cammin Cathedral. The man elected as his successor by the chapter, cathedral curator (''Domkustos'') Vitslav, was not confirmed by the Pope.

Sources

* * Martin Wehrmann: ''Geschichte von Pommern''. Vol. 1, Weltbild Verlag 1992, reprint of the editions of 1919 and 1921, , p. 122ff.

External links

The Vitslavs: 5th Generation: The Children of Vitslav II (''Die Wizlawiden: 5. Generation: die Kinder Wizlaws II.'')
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaromar History of Pomerania 13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire Principality of Rügen 13th-century births 13th-century deaths