Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania

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Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, was the last ruling duke of the Griffin dynasty, whose death in 1637 marked the end of Pomerania’s independence and its subsequent partition between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
human
member of nobility
ruler
alliedWith Sweden during the Thirty Years’ War
birthDate 1580-02-31 (approximate: February 1580)
birthPlace Barth NERFINISHED
burialPlace Stettin NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
citizenship Duchy of Pomerania NERFINISHED
country Duchy of Pomerania NERFINISHED
deathDate 1637-03-10
deathLedTo partition of Pomerania between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden
deathPlace Stettin NERFINISHED
dynasty Griffin dynasty NERFINISHED
dynastyEndedWith Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED
endOfReignMarked end of Pomerania’s independence
era Early modern period
familyName Griffin NERFINISHED
father Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED
givenName Bogislaw NERFINISHED
hadIssue no surviving legitimate children
language German
lastRulerOf Duchy of Pomerania NERFINISHED
marriageDate 1625-02-27
memberOf House of Griffins NERFINISHED
mother Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Griffins NERFINISHED
notableFor being the last ruling duke of the Griffin dynasty
his death leading to the partition of Pomerania
participatedIn Thirty Years’ War (as territorial ruler affected) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED
Duke of Pomerania-Stettin NERFINISHED
predecessor Philip II, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED
regionRuled Pomerania-Stettin NERFINISHED
Pomerania-Wolgast NERFINISHED
regnalNumber XIV
reignEnd 1637-03-10
reignStart 1620 (as co-ruler in Pomerania-Stettin)
1625 (as sole ruler of all Pomerania)
religion Lutheranism
sibling Francis, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED
George II, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED
Philip II, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED
Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED
signed Treaty of Stettin (1630) NERFINISHED
spouse Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg NERFINISHED
successor none (dynasty extinct)
treatyWith Sweden NERFINISHED

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House of Griffins notableMember Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania