Bogislaw II, Duke of Pomerania
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Bogislaw II (c. 1177 – 23 January 1220) was Duke of Pomerania-Stettin from 1187 until his death.
Life
Bogislaw II was a son of
After a failed attempt to break away from Danish sovereignty, Anastasia and her sons had to go to Denmark, to be enfeoffed with Pomerania in person by the Danish king. One consequence of the Danish influence was that during the war against
In 1209, the Dukes of Pomerania started another war against Jaromar I and the city of Stralsund that was flourishing under his protection. This war was also unsuccessful and the conflict was settled at the Danish diet of 1216. Danish sovereignty was confirmed and the ties with Denmark were strengthened by a marriage between Casimir and the Danish princess Ingardis.
Soon afterward, war broke out between Denmark and
Brandenburg attacked Valdemar's German territories, however, Valdemar and the Pomeranian dukes repelled these attacks. After this success and the boundary changes with Rugia in 1216, Pomerania began to gain strength and flourish. Sovereignty of the Dukes over
Casimir II died in 1217 during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. After Casimir's death, Bogislaw ruled alone. This period was mostly peaceful.
Bogislaw II died on 23 January 1220. According to legend, he was buried in Keniz, a fortress he had built on the border between Pomerania and Brandenburg.
Marriage and issue
Bogislaw II was married to Miroslawa, a daughter of Duke Mestwin I of Pomerelia. They had four children:[2]
- Barnim I (c. 1210 – 1278)
- Bogislav III, Prince Slavensky
- Woislawa (d. 1229)
- Dobroslawa, married:
- either Nicholas or Wartislaw of Gützkow
- Jaczo I of Salzwedel
References
- Adolf Häckermann (1876), "Bogislav II.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 3, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 41–42
Footnotes
- ISBN 3-89350-112-6, S. 84–86.
- ^ Martin Wehrmann: Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses, Verlag Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Stettin, 1937, p. 44.