Bogislaw XIII
Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
Reign14 February 1560 – 1569
PredecessorPhilip I
SuccessorErnst Ludwig
Duke of Pomerania-Barth
Reign1569 – 7 March 1606
PredecessorNew title
SuccessorFrancis
Duke of Pomerania-Rügenwalde
Reign1569 – 7 March 1606
PredecessorNew title
SuccessorGeorge II
Bogislaw XIV
Duke of Pomerania-Stettin
Reign1 September 1603 – 7 March 1606
PredecessorBarnim X
SuccessorPhilip II
Born(1544-08-09)9 August 1544
Died7 March 1606(1606-03-07) (aged 61)
Stettin
Spouse
  • Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  • Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Issue
Names
German: Bogislaw XIII von Pommern
Polish: Bogusław XIII pomorski
HouseHouse of Griffins
FatherPhilip I, Duke of Pomerania
MotherMaria of Saxony
Franzburg in 1618

Bogislaw XIII (Bogusław XIII) of Pomerania (9 August 1544 – 7 March 1606, Stettin; Polish: Szczecin), son of Philip I and Maria of Saxony, was a prince of Stettin and Wolgast, and a member of the Griffins.

Bogislaw studied at the University of Greifswald at the age of 14. At first, he was co-regent with his brother Johann Friedrich of Pomerania-Wolgast, but in 1569 he settled with control over Barth and Neuenkamp. There, he founded a printing house in 1582, publishing in 1588 the "Barther Bible", a bible in the Low German language, as translated by Johannes Bugenhagen. In 1587 he founded Franzburg to compete with Stralsund.

From 1603 until his death, he ruled in Pomerania-Stettin, which he inherited under the Inheritance Treat of Jasenitz of 1509 in case his two brothers John Frederick (d. 1600) and Barnim X (d. 1603) would both die childless. He kept his residence in Barth, and his eldest son, Philip II, acted as governor in Stettin.

He is remembered as a wise ruler, knowledgeable in the areas of economics and governance.

Marriages and issue

He married twice: first to Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg, daughter of Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had the following children:

Clara died in 1598. On 31 May 1601, he married Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, daughter of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. This marriage is childless.

Ancestors

See also

Literature

  • Werner Buchholz (ed.): Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas. Pommern. Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-88680-272-8, pp. 216, 233.
  • Martin Wehrmann: Geschichte von Pommern, 2d ed., vol. 2, Verlag Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1921. Reprinted: Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1992, ISBN 3-89350-112-6.
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