Ratislaus the Wise of Rügen (German: also ''Ratze'', born before 1105, died 1141) was King of Rügen or Prince of the Rugians (or

Rani ''Rani'' in Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, sometimes spelled ''Ranee'', is a Hindu/Sanskrit feminine given name. The term is the female form of the term for princely rulers in South and Southeast Asia and applies equally to the wife of a ...

)''. He was a son of Vartislav (German: ''Wartislaw''). His grandfather was Kruto (also: Crito); his great grandfather was Grines (also: Grimmus). Ratislaus fought the prince of the Obotrites, Henry, without success. His wife is believed to have been the sister of Prince Mitzlav of Gützkow, who was converted to Christianity in 1128 by Bishop

Otto of Bamberg Otto of Bamberg (1060 or 1061 – 30 June 1139) was a German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. He was canonized in 1189. Early life Th ...

. His offspring were: * Tetzlav (died 1170), also known as ''Tezlaw, ''Tetzlaw'' or ''Tetislaw'', who from 1162 to 1170 was first King, later Prince of Rügen. *

Stoislav I Stoislav I (German: ''Stoislaw I.'') (died after 1193) may have been the progenitor of the aristocratic House of Putbus. According to the Pomeranian chronicler Thomas Kantzow, Stoislav was a son of Prince Ratislaus of Rügen (Ratze). Kantzow's as ...

(died after 1193), also known as Stoislav of Putbus (''Stoislaw von Putbus''), the father of the House of Putbus (died 1854) * Jaromar I (1170-1217), Prince of Rügen The church in Vilmitz may have been built by Stoislav I, whose inclusion as the brother of Tezlaw and Jaromar is vague. In the first documented mention in 1249, it states that the parish of ''Vylmenytze'' belonged to the estate of ''Borante de Borantenhagen'' and had already been founded by his ancestors. By 1351 the church in Vilmnitz was being mentioned as the burial site of the House of Putbus.

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