Bogislaw VII.

Bogislaw VII with his wife Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen , from the family tree of the Griffins by Cornelius Krommeny , 1598.

Bogislaw VII (* before 1355 ; † 1404 ) was a Duke of Pomerania-Stettin from the Greifenhaus .

Life and accomplishments

Bogislaw VII was a son of Duke Barnim III. the founder of the church (around 1303–1368) who ruled in the Pomeranian partial duchy of Pomerania-Stettin . After the death of Barnim III. in 1368 his three surviving sons, in addition to Bogislaw VII, his older brothers Casimir III took over. and Swantibor III. , together rulership in Pomerania-Stettin.

After Casimir III. In 1372 fell in the fight against Brandenburg, Swantibor III continued. and Bogislaw VII continued the joint government in Pomerania-Stettin. Bogislaw is mentioned in the documents as an equal duke, but was overshadowed by his older brothers. He died in 1404; his surviving brother Swantibor III. continued the government in Pomerania-Stettin alone.

Bogislaw VII is possibly identical with the "hertog [e] va groetswün", so probably the "Duke of Groswin ", whose coat of arms is depicted in the Codex Gelre , a book of coats of arms from the end of the 14th century.

See also

• Tribe list of griffins
• List of the Dukes of Pomerania

literature

• Klaus Conrad: Ducal weakness and urban power in the second half of the 14th and 15th centuries. In: Werner Buchholz (ed.): German history in Eastern Europe. Pomerania . Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-88680-272-8 , pp. 127-202.
• Martin Wehrmann : History of Pomerania. Volume 1. 2nd edition. Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha 1919. (Reprint: Augsburg 1992, ISBN 3-89350-112-6 )

Footnotes

1. ^ Hans Heinrich Reclam: Duchy of Groswin in Western Pomerania. In: Baltic Studies . Volume 62 NF, 1976, ISSN  0067-3099 , pp. 23-27.