Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
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In 1365, after the death of his father, Bogislaw IV
Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw IV , of the Griffins dynasty, was Duke of Pomerania for thirty years.Bogislaw was the eldest son of Duke Barnim I by his first wife, sometimes said to be a daughter of King Eric X of Sweden. He was an adult at his father's death in 1278, having been co-ruler since 1276...
, he ruled Pomerania jointly with his brother Wartislaw VI
Wartislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
Wartislaw VI of Pomarania was the eldest son of the Duke Barnim IV of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen....
. As they were both minors, they stood under the guardianship of their uncle Bogislaw V
Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw V was a Duke of Pomerania.Eldest son of Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Silesia, Bogislaw had two brothers, Barnim IV and Wartislaw V. The brothers were joint rulers from their father's death in 1326. They allied with King Casimir III of Poland, whose daughter Elisabeth married...
, who died in 1374. After some disputes, Pomerania was divided for a three-year period by a treaty signed on 25 May 1368 in Anklam. Bogislaw V received the area east of the Swine river, and the brothers received the area west of the Swine.
Around this time the brothers began raiding the territory of Albert of Sweden
Albert of Sweden
Albert was King of Sweden from 1364 to 1389 and Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1384 to 1412.-Background:...
. This lasted until Wartislav VI and some of his knights were captured at Damgarten on 10 November 1368. Bogislaw Vi had to pay 1300 Marks to buy his brother free.
Shortly before his death in 1390, Bogislaw founded the village pf Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop
Ahrenshoop is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula of the Baltic Sea. It used to be a small fishing village, but is today known for its tourism and as a holiday resort....
as a port on the Loop and secured it with a castle. However, the settlement was destroyed in 1395 by troops from Rostock
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
, and the harbor filled in.
Bogislaw died in 1393. Since he had no male offspring, his inheritance passed to his brother.
Marriage and issue
Bogislaw VI first marriage was with Jutta of Saxe-Lauenburg, a daughter of Duke Eric IIEric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg was a son of Duke Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Elisabeth of Pomerania , daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania...
of Saxe-Lauenburg. Duchess Jutta died in 1388; the marriage remained childless.
In 1389, Bogislaw VI married, is second wife. in 1389, Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Pomerania and later Duchess of Mecklenburg. She was the daughter of Duke Magnus II of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Catharine of Anhalt-Bernburg Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born: before 1356; died:...
, daughter of Duke Magnus II
Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Magnus , called Magnus with the Necklace or Magnus II, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling the Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities of Wolfenbüttel and, temporarily, Lüneburg....
of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Duke Bogislaw and Agnes had two daughters:
- Agnes, who was engaged to be married with Balthasar of WerleBalthasar of WerleBalthasar, Lord of Werle-Güstrow was Lord of Werle-Güstrow from 1393 or 1394 to 1421 and Prince of Wenden from 1418. He was the eldest son of Lorenz of Werle and Matilda of Werle-Goldberg Balthasar, Lord of Werle-Güstrow (c. 1375 – 5 April 1421) was Lord of Werle-Güstrow from 1393 or 1394...
, but they probabaly never actually married - Sophia (died: ), who married firstly Duke Eric IEric I, Duke of MecklenburgEric I, Duke of Mecklenburg was Duke of Mecklenburg.Eric was the eldest son of Albert III, Duke of Mecklenburg and Richardis, a daughter of Count Otto I of Schwerin....
of Mecklenburg (d. 1397) and secondly Nicholas V of WerleNicholas V of WerleLord Nicholas V of Werle [-Goldberg and -Waren] was Lord of Werle-Goldberg and Werle-Waren from 1385 until 1408. He was the son of John VI of Werle and Agnes, the daughter of Nicholas IV of Werle-Goldberg.He reigned jointly with his father and after his father's death, he ruled alone until 1401...
.
After Bogislaw's death, his widow Agnes married in 1396 Duke Albert III
Albert of Sweden
Albert was King of Sweden from 1364 to 1389 and Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1384 to 1412.-Background:...
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.