Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania

Bogislaw IV (* 1278 † February 24, 1309 ) was Duke of Pomerania, and the son of Barnim I.

Life

Bogislaw led after the death of his father in 1278 during the minority of his younger brothers Barnim II († 1295) and Otto I. First, the government alone and was still in the year 1295 in the deed of division provisor fratrum called. In this time the Brandenburg for the design of northeastern Germany feud of 1278-1284, to which also Bogislaw was much involved fell. Even though the Duke was related by marriage with Mechtild, a daughter of Margrave John, with the Ascanians, so he looked for but by a with Saxony, Mecklenburg, the Principality of Rügen and the Hanseatic cities closed alliance from June 13, 1283 the increasingly to escape growing and supported by Denmark power of the Electorate of Brandenburg, but had on August 13, 1284 include the unfavorable peace Vierraden. Therefore a full settlement of the great feud went on the one hand from the newly established royal power, which is also the northern started drawing in the field of national politics after its attachment in southern Germany, on the other hand by the North German princes, beaches and cities themselves. While after the defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia granted the Roman-German King Rudolf of Habsburg the southern German lands the blessings of peace, united as one in northern Germany on May 15, 1287 to the Rostock country peace. This agreement was important for the development of the Hanseatic League and the cities of Baltic and North Sea, whose power is fortified with each passing year. The spread of Liibeck law in the Baltic region created an approximation of the social and political conditions and connected the town to a solidary liable totality whose core was based in the well of Bogislaw and Witzlaw II of Rügen by extension of their privileges of the municipalities of the turning area. Under Adolf of Nassau, however, the peace was broken and Mühlhausen the Margrave of Brandenburg renewed the Emperor Frederick II granted the right to suzerainty over Pomerania, consequently, the in 1295. This is followed repeated Handel joined in Mecklenburg and the succession dispute in Pomerellen; however, the after Barnim death in 1295 erupted between the surviving brothers Bogislaw and Otto dispute was settled through the mediation of the stands on July 12, 1295 in Stettin in the way that Bogislaw the land area of Pomerania - Wolgast and Otto I. was Pomerania -Stettin as his inheritance, which henceforth both duchies were separated for 169 years.

Strengthened So in the internal relations of his country, sought Bogislaw than after Przemysl death in 1296 Władysław I the Elbow- rule in the kingdom of Poland and Duchy Pomerellen took, based on his inheritance rights in the latter area to take a part Pomerania possession; but at the same time raised Brandenburg claims on which Bogislaw in alliance with Władysław I. and Bishop Peter of Pomerania sought to meet the Margrave War. When the Camminer Bishop Peter died, and his successor, Bishop Henry, the party of the sovereign left and after Vladislav I. Thronentsetzung a friend of Brandenburg King Wenceslas of Bohemia claimed suzerainty over Pomerania, Bogislaw had to give up his plans. Probably also because he grew up with the Brandenburg Margrave Waldemar, a superior opponent. The repeated after Wenceslas death survey of Vladislav I the Elbow- to the Polish throne remained for him without favorable consequences: he had to give that up beyond the Persante and the Golm occupied territory, and finally, the aging Duke was obliged to make peace, in which also the renegade bishop Heinrich von Pommern was included. In this he received while an extension of the border by the Belgarder area, but had, however, the domain of Brandenburg for himself and his successors to recognize. Soon after Bogislaw died after a thirty -year reign at Matthias days (February 24 ) in 1309 and found his grave in the restored Cathedral Church of Pomerania. From his second marriage to Margaret, a daughter of Prince Witzlaw II of Rügen, Wartislaw originates IV, who succeeded him in the government of Pomerania - Wolgast.