Before Bogislaw's reign, the Duchy of Pomerania had for a long time been divided into several splinter duchies, ruled by relatives of the Griffin house. In 1464, Pomerania-Stettin's duke Otto III died without an heir, Bogislaw's father Eric II and his uncle, Wartislaw X, both ruling different portions of Pomerania-Wolgast, managed to succeed in a conflict about Pomerania-Stettin inheritance with the Margraviate of Brandenburg. In 1474, with his father's death, Bogislaw inherited his splinter duchy, becoming Duke of Pomerania. In 1478 with his uncle's death, he also inherited his splinter duchy, Pomerania-Barth, becoming the first sole ruler in the Duchy of Pomerania since about 200 years.
His father, Eric II, had left Pomerania in tense conflicts with Brandenburg and Mecklenburg. Bogislaw managed to resolve these conflicts by both diplomatic and military means. He married his sister, Sophia, to Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg, and his other sister, Margarete, was married to Magnus's brother Balthasar. Bogislaw himself married Margarete, daughter of Brandenburg's Prince-electorFrederick II. Also, in 1478, Bogislaw regained areas lost to Brandenburg by his father, most notably the town of Gartz and other small towns and castles north of the Brandenburgian Uckermark. He confirmed the 1472 Peace of Prenzlau in 1479, leaving Strasburg with Brandenburg and Bogislaw had to take his possessions as a fief from Brandenburg. In the same year, his wife died before they had children.
When Bogislaw married Anna of Poland in 1491, all of Pomerania's neighbors were tied to the House of Pomerania by marriage. Bogislaw made use of these favourable conditions in 1493, and strengthened Pomerania's position towards Brandenburg in the Treaty of Pyritz, which declared Pomerania not a fief of Brandenburg, but a fief of the Holy Roman Emperor.
In 1496–98, Bogislaw travelled to Jerusalem as a pilgrim. He died in Stettin.
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Bogislaw X of Pomerania the Great 3 June 1454 5 October 1523 was Duke of Pomerania from 1474 until his death in 1523 Bogislaw XDuke of PomeraniaDuke of Pomerania BarthReign17 December 1478 5 October 1523PredecessorWartislaw XSuccessorGeorge I and Barnim IXDuke of Pomerania Wolgast Stolp StettinReign5 July 1474 17 December 1478PredecessorEric IIBorn 1454 06 03 3 June 1454Rugenwalde now Darlowo Died5 October 1523 1523 10 05 aged 69 Stettin now Szczecin SpouseMargaret of Brandenburg Anna of PolandIssueAnna Duchess of Brieg and Lubin George I Duke of Pomerania Sophie Queen of Denmark Barnim IX Duke of PomeraniaNamesGerman Bogislaw X von PommernPolish Boguslaw X pomorskiHouseHouse of GriffinsFatherEric II Duke of PomeraniaMotherSophia of Pomerania Stolp Contents 1 Biography 2 Children 3 Ancestors 4 SourcesBiography EditBogislaw was born in Rugenwalde now Darlowo Poland His parents were Eric II Duke of Pomerania Wolgast and Sophia of Pomerania both members of the House of Pomerania Bogislaw was first married to Margaret of Brandenburg and later to Anna daughter of the Polish king Casimir IV Jagiellon With his second wife he had eight children including Sophia who became queen of Denmark He inherited all of the previously partitioned Duchy of Pomerania and became its sole ruler in 1478 He was succeeded by his sons George I and Barnim XI Before Bogislaw s reign the Duchy of Pomerania had for a long time been divided into several splinter duchies ruled by relatives of the Griffin house In 1464 Pomerania Stettin s duke Otto III died without an heir Bogislaw s father Eric II and his uncle Wartislaw X both ruling different portions of Pomerania Wolgast managed to succeed in a conflict about Pomerania Stettin inheritance with the Margraviate of Brandenburg In 1474 with his father s death Bogislaw inherited his splinter duchy becoming Duke of Pomerania In 1478 with his uncle s death he also inherited his splinter duchy Pomerania Barth becoming the first sole ruler in the Duchy of Pomerania since about 200 years His father Eric II had left Pomerania in tense conflicts with Brandenburg and Mecklenburg Bogislaw managed to resolve these conflicts by both diplomatic and military means He married his sister Sophia to Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg and his other sister Margarete was married to Magnus s brother Balthasar Bogislaw himself married Margarete daughter of Brandenburg s Prince elector Frederick II Also in 1478 Bogislaw regained areas lost to Brandenburg by his father most notably the town of Gartz and other small towns and castles north of the Brandenburgian Uckermark He confirmed the 1472 Peace of Prenzlau in 1479 leaving Strasburg with Brandenburg and Bogislaw had to take his possessions as a fief from Brandenburg In the same year his wife died before they had children When Bogislaw married Anna of Poland in 1491 all of Pomerania s neighbors were tied to the House of Pomerania by marriage Bogislaw made use of these favourable conditions in 1493 and strengthened Pomerania s position towards Brandenburg in the Treaty of Pyritz which declared Pomerania not a fief of Brandenburg but a fief of the Holy Roman Emperor In 1496 98 Bogislaw travelled to Jerusalem as a pilgrim He died in Stettin Children Editby Anna Jagiellon Kasimir VIII 28 April 1494 29 October 1518 Sophie of Pomerania Queen of Denmark 1498 1568 married Frederick I of Denmark in 1525 George I Duke of Pomerania 1493 1531 Anna of Pomerania Duchess of Lubin 1492 1550 married George I of Brieg in 1521 Barnim IX Duke of Pomerania 1501 1573 Elisabeth died before 1518 abbess of Krummin Nunnery Barnim before 1501 before 1501 Otto before 1503 before 1518 illegitimate Christoph archdeacon of Usedom as of 1508Ancestors EditAncestors of Bogislaw X Duke of Pomerania8 Barnim VI Duke of Pomerania Wolgast4 Wartislaw IX Duke of Pomerania Wolgast9 Veronica of Nuremberg2 Eric II Duke of Pomerania10 Eric IV Duke of Saxe Lauenburg5 Sophie of Saxe Lauenburg Ratzeburg11 Sophie of Brunswick Luneburg1 Bogislaw X Duke of Pomerania12 Bogislaw VIII Duke of Pomerania Stolp6 Bogislaw IX Duke of Pomerania Stolp13 Sophie of Holstein Rendsburg3 Sophie of Pomerania Duchess of Pomerania Stolp14 Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia7 Maria of Masovia15 Alexandra of LithuaniaSources EditGottfried von Bulow 1876 Bogislaw X Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 3 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 48 55Bogislaw X Duke of PomeraniaHouse of PomeraniaBorn 3 June 1454 Died 5 October 1523Preceded byEric II Duke of Pomerania Barth1474 1523 Succeeded byGeorge IBarnim IXPreceded byWartislaw X Duke of Pomerania Wolgast1478 1523 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bogislaw X Duke of Pomerania amp oldid 1115022157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
