Bohuslav IX

Bohuslav IX was the son of the Duke of Pomerania-Volgast-Stolp Bohuslav VIII and his wife, Sophia Holstein . After the death of Boguslav VIII in 1418, his widow ruled as regent by the duchy with her young son until 1425.

Already at the very beginning of the reign of Sophia and young Boguslav, they had to come into conflict with the church over the bishopric of Cummin - a dispute that started back in the reign of Boguslav VIII. As a result, both mother and son were anathematized, and in 1434 the emperor Sigismund placed them under his care. The conflict was resolved in favor of Sofia and Boguslav only after interference from a powerful relative, King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (since 1397) Eric Pomeransky. With his mediation, an agreement was drawn up according to which the elected bishop in Cummin was to be approved by the Pomeranian duke at his post. It was also established a formal administrative subordination (vogtstvo) of Pomerania over church ownership. In accordance with this, the bishops of Cummin renounced their right of direct relations with the imperial administration. Siegfried II von Buch, formerly Chancellor Eric Pomeransky, becomes Bishop of Cummin.

In August 1433, Boguslav IX took part on the Polish side in the Polish war with the crusaders , joining a coalition with the Poles and the Hussite detachments who came to the aid of the Czechoslovakia to help them. At the same time, the Hussites plunder a part of Pomerania by robberies. In the years 1432-1438 in Pomerania, the Waldensian heresy also spread.

King Eric Pomeranian, who had no children, made great efforts to ensure that his cousin Boguslav IX inherited his throne. He transferred to Bohuslav many castles, as well as the islands of Funen and Zealand. However, the Danish Reichsrat in 1436 refused to confirm Boguslav as heir to Eric and in 1438 called Christopher Pfalzsky to Denmark in this capacity. After the Reichsrat deposed Eric in 1439 and elected Christopher king in 1440, Boguslav lost his last hope for the royal crown.

He died on December 7, 1446 after a long illness and was buried in the monastery of Marienkron. Since Boguslav did not have sons, the duchy was initially ruled by his widow, Maria Mazowiecka , and then by Eric Pomeransky, who returned to his homeland in 1449.

King Eric married for Boguslav IX one of the daughters of the Polish king Vladislav II Jagello . This marriage was not possible, and in 1432 Boguslav married in Poznan to Maria Mazowiecki , daughter of Prince Zemovit IV and Alexandra of Lithuania , sister of the Polish king. Two daughters were born in this marriage: Sofia (1434–1497), who became the wife of her relative, Duke of Western Pomerania Eric II , and who died at the young age of Alexander (d. In 1451).

• Adolf Hofmeister: Genealogische Untersuchungen zur Geschichte des pommerschen Herzogshauses. Greifswalder Abhandlungen zur Geschichte des Mittelalters, Band 11. Universitätsverlag Ratsbuchhandlung L. Bamberg, Greifswald 1938, S. 178-182.
• Martin Wehrmann: Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses. Veröffentlichungen der landesgeschichtlichen Forschungsstelle für Pommern, Reihe 1, Bd. 5. Leon Saunier, Stettin 1937, S. 91-92.