Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania

Bogislaw V
Duke of Pomerania
File:Bogusław V Pomorski Elżbieta Piastówna.jpg Bogislaw and Elisabeth Piast, his first wife
Spouse(s)	Elisabeth Piast Adelheid of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Noble family	House of Griffins
Father	Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin
Born	c.  1318 Slupsk, Koszalin, Poland
Died	23 April 1374(1374-04-23) Kloster Belbuck, Pommern, Prussia

Bogislaw V (Polish: Bogusław, Latin: Bogislaus) (c. 1318 – 23 April 1374) was a Duke of Pomerania.

Eldest son of Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin, 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 Bogislaw, against the Teutonic Order. Elisabeth died in 1361; in 1362 Bogislaw married Adelheid Welf, daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

The death of Barnim in 1366 led to a quarrel between Bogislaw and Wartislaw, which was settled by a treaty in 1368 partitioning Pomerania between Bogislaw V, Wartislaw V, and Barnim's sons, Bogislaw VI and Wartislaw VI. Bogislaw received most of the Farther Pomeranian parts of Pomerania-Wolgast, thence Pomerania-Stolp (named after the town of Stolp, now Słupsk). Wartislaw received the Neustettin (now Szczecinek) area, and the sons of Barnim received North-Western Pomerania with Rügen and Usedom.

Bogislaw's daughter Elisabeth married the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, King of Bohemia in 1363 and he concluded an alliance with his son-in-law in 1370.

Marriages and children

On 28 February 1343, Bogislaw married his first wife Elisabeth of Poland. She was a daughter of Casimir III of Poland and his first wife Aldona of Lithuania. They had two children:

• Elizabeth of Pomerania (1347 – 15 April 1393). She married Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
• Casimir IV of Pomerania (c. 1351 – 2 January 1377).

Elisabeth died in 1361. In 1362, Bogislaw V married his second wife Adelheid of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. She was a daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and Adelheid of Everstein. They had four children:

• Wartislaw VII of Pomerania (d. 24 February 1395). Father of Eric of Pomerania.
• Bogislaw VIII of Pomerania (c. 1363 – 11 February 1418).
• Barnim V of Pomerania (1369 – 16 May 1402).
• Margaret of Pomerania (1366 – 1407/1410). Married Ernest, Duke of Austria.

Ancestors

Family of Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania

16. Bogislaw II, Duke of Pomerania               8. Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania                       17. Miroslawa of Pomerelia               4. Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania                             18. John of Adenoys               9. Margaret of Adenoys                       19. Margaret of Schauneburg               2. Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania                                   20. Jaromar II, Prince of Rugia               10. Wizlaw II, Prince of Rügen                       21. Euphemia of Pomerania-Gdańsk               5. Margaret of Rugia                             22. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               11. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       23. Matilda of Brandenburg               1. Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania                                         24. Gebhard of Arnstein               12. Günther I, Count of Lindow                       6. Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin                             26. Wizlaw I, Prince of Rügen               13. Euphemia of Rugia                       27. Margarete               3. Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin                                   28. Henry of Schladen               14. Meinhard, Count of Schladen                       29. Lukard               7. Adelaide of Schaden                             30. Herman of Werberg               15. Adelaide of Waeberg                       31. Willibirg of Wernigerode

See also

• List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes
• Pomerania during the Late Middle Ages
• Duchy of Pomerania
• Partitions of the Duchy of Pomerania
• Pomerania-Stolp
• House of Pomerania

External links

• His listing in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley. The project "involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments."

Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania House of Griffins Born: c. 1318 Died: 23 April 1374
Preceded by Wartislaw IV	Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast 1326-1368	Pomerania-Wolgast subdivided
New division	Duke of Pomerania-Stolp 1368-1374	Succeeded by Casimir IV