Wartislaw IX
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Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast | |
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Wartislav X Elizabeth Christopher | |
House | House of Griffin |
Father | Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania |
Mother | Veronica of Nuremberg |
Duke Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast (c. 1400 – 17 April 1457,
In his youth, Wartislaw IX had some bad experiences. The High Marshall of Pomerania-Wolgast, Degener Buggenhagen was killed before his eyes in 1417 or 1419 by Henneke von Behr, the favorite of the Duchess Agnes, widow of his uncle Wartislav VIII. He did this because Buggenhagen had previously killed Curdt Bonow, another of the duchess's favorite. Henneke von Behr was prosecuted. Some sources say he drowned trying to escape from Usedom Castle; other sources say he was taken prisoner in his castle at Nustrow and executed in Stralsund. Probably influenced by these events, Wartislav IX agreed with the cities and nobility of his country on the establishment of a Quatember Court, to ensure the rule of law.
From 1425, Wartislav had to share power in
In the so-called Golden Privilege of 1452, Wartislav granted extensive concessions to the cities, especially the powerful city of Stralsund (led by mayor Otto Voge). A lasting legacy was the founding of the University of Greifswald in 1456. He died just six months after the formal opening of the alma mater gryphiswaldensis, but he had arranged numerous grants and the fledgling university was financially secure.
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References and sources
- Max Bär (1896), "Wartislav IX., Herzog von Pommern-Wolgast", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 41, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 212–213