Wartislaw V. (c. 1 November 1326 – 1390) was a duke of
Pomerania
Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...
from the
House of Griffins. He initially ruled
Pomerania-Wolgast The Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast, also known as the Duchy of Wolgast, and the Duchy of Wołogoszcz, was a feudal duchy in Western Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Wolgast. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.Edward Rymar, ''Rod ...
jointly with his elder brothers
Barnim IV and
Bogislaw V
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 brothe ...
. He stood in their shadow and after 1368, he ruled his own part of the Duchy: the ''Land of Neustettin''. Neustettin is now called
Szczecinek.
Life
Wartislaw V was the youngest, posthumous son of Duke
Wartislaw IV
Wartislaw IV or Vartislav IV (before 1290 – 1 August 1326) was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1309 until his death. He was the only son of Duke Bogislaw IV of Pomerania and his wife Margareta, a daughter of Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen. Vartis ...
, who reigned in the Duchy of Pomerania
Pomerania-Wolgast The Duchy of Pomerania-Wolgast, also known as the Duchy of Wolgast, and the Duchy of Wołogoszcz, was a feudal duchy in Western Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Wolgast. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty.Edward Rymar, ''Rod ...
, and his wife Elisabeth of Silesia. Wartislaw IV died on 1 August 1326; Wartislaw V was born around 1 November 1326.
After Wartislaw IV, his older sons
Barnim IV and
Bogislaw V
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 brothe ...
jointly ruled Pomerania-Wolgast, initially under guardianship. Wartislav is first mentioned in a document from 1338, which he did not seal. From 1341, the three brothers ruled jointly and independently. Bogislaw was the most active ruler initially, later Barnim was most active. Wartislaw always remained in the shadow of his brothers.
Barnim IV died in 1365. His sons
Wartislaw VI and
Bogislaw VI inherited his share in the government. They supported Wartislaw V against Bogislaw V. The dispute degenerated into a civil war and Emperor
Charles IV intervened. He authorized a committee of arbitration, which included the Lübeck City Council. On 25 May 1368, the dukes agreed on a preliminary division of Pomerania-Wolgast, in which Wartislaw V received the Land of Neustettin. The final division was made on 8 June 1372.
Wartislaw V died in 1390. He was probably buried in the monastery at
Pudagla.
Wartislaw V was, according to the historian Martin Wehrmann (1861–1937), unmarried and reports to the contrary by some genealogists are incorrect.
See also
*
House of Griffins
*
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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References and sources
* Klaus Conrad: ''Herzogliche Schwäche und städtische Macht in der zweiten Hälfte des 14. und im 15. Jahrhundert'', in: Werner Buchholz (ed.): ''Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas. Pommern'', Siedler Verlag, Berlin, 1999, , pp. 127–202.
* Martin Wehrmann: ''Geschichte von Pommern'', vol 1, second edition, Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha 1919, reprinted: Augsburg, 1992,
* Martin Wehrmann: ''Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses'', Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Stettin, 1937, p. 82.
Dukes of Pomerania
House of Griffins
1326 births
1390 deaths
14th-century German nobility
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