Bogislaw XIII | |||||
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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 | 9 August 1544 | ||||
Died | 7 March 1606 Stettin | (aged 61)||||
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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.