Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Duke of Pomerania-Stettin from 1603 to 1606
Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1544
Place of Birth: Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Date of Death: 07-Mar-1606
Profession: aristocrat
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
- Bogislaw XIII (Boguslaw XIII) of Pomerania (9 August 1544 – 7 March 1606, Stettin; Polish: Szczecin), son of Philip I and Maria of Saxony, was a prince of Stettin and Wolgast, and a member of the Griffins. Bogislaw studied at the University of Greifswald at the age of 14.
- At first, he was co-regent with his brother Johann Friedrich of Pomerania-Wolgast, but in 1569 he settled with control over Barth and Neuenkamp.
- There, he founded a printing house in 1582, publishing in 1588 the "Barther Bible", a bible in the Low German language, as translated by Johannes Bugenhagen.
- In 1587 he founded Franzburg to compete with Stralsund. From 1603 until his death, he ruled in Pomerania-Stettin, which he inherited under the Inheritance Treat of Jasenitz of 1509 in case his two brothers John Frederick (d.
- 1600) and Barnim X (d.
- 1603) would both die childless.
- He kept his residence in Barth, and his eldest son, Philip II, acted as governor in Stettin. He is remembered as a wise ruler, knowledgeable in the areas of economics and governance. He married twice: first to Clara of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg, daughter of Francis, Duke of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg, then to Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, daughter of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.
- He had eleven children, among which, from his first marriage: Philip II Francis Bogislaw XIV, the last ruling duke of Pomerania George II, Duke of Pomerania Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania Anna de Croy, the last member of the dynasty Clara Maria of Pomerania-Barth
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