Bogislaw XIII

Bogislaw XIII
Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
Reign	14 February 1560 – 1569
Predecessor	Philip I
Successor	Ernst Ludwig
Duke of Pomerania-Barth
Reign	1569 – 7 March 1606
Predecessor	New title
Successor	Francis
Duke of Pomerania-Rügenwalde
Reign	1569 – 7 March 1606
Predecessor	New title
Successor	George II Bogislaw XIV
Duke of Pomerania-Stettin
Reign	1 September 1603 – 7 March 1606
Predecessor	Barnim X
Successor	Philip II
Born	(1544-08-09)9 August 1544
Died	7 March 1606(1606-03-07) (aged 61) Stettin
Spouse	Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Issue	Philip II, Duke of Pomerania Francis, Duke of Pomerania Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania George II, Duke of Pomerania Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania Anna de Croy
Names German: Bogislaw XIII. von Pommern Polish: Bogusław XIII pomorski
House	House of Griffin
Father	Philip I, Duke of Pomerania
Mother	Maria of Saxony

Bogislaw XIII (Bogusław XIII) of Pomerania (9 August 1544 – 7 March 1606), 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 "Barth 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-Lüneburg, daughter of Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had the following children:

• Philip II (1573–1618)
• Clara Maria (1574–1623)
• Francis (1577–1620)
• Bogislaw XIV (1580–1637), the last ruling duke of Pomerania
• George II (1582–1617)
• Ulrich (1589–1622)
• Anna (1590–1660), married Ernst von Croÿ

Clara died in 1598. On 31 May 1601, he married Anna of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, daughter of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. This marriage is childless.

• List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes
• History of Pomerania
• Duchy of Pomerania
• House of Pomerania

• Werner Buchholz (ed.): Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas. Pommern. Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-88680-272-8, pp. 216, 233.
• Martin Wehrmann: Geschichte von Pommern, 2d ed., vol. 2, Verlag Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1921. Reprinted: Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1992, ISBN 3-89350-112-6.

• 17th century sources, in German
• Family tree
• Marek, Miroslav. "Bogislav XIII, Duke of Pomerania-Barth (1560-1606), *9.8.1544, +Stettin 7.3.1606". Genealogy.EU.