Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw VIII (c. 1364; † February 11, 1418 ) was Duke of Pomerania - Stolp and administrator in the diocese of Pomerania.
Life
Bogislaw was the eldest son of Prince Bogusław V. ( † before April 24, 1374 ) from his second marriage with Adelheid, daughter of Duke Ernst I of Brunswick- Grubenhagen.
Bogislaw stood by his father's death to 1377 under guardianship of his step-brother Duke Casimir IV After his death he sought with his brothers Wartislaw VII and Barnim V. collectively, the Government through the paternal inheritance Wolgast beyond the Swine.
Since he was compared to his half-brothers from the first marriage of his father 's younger son, he might have already become early clerics, however, to have received without the higher orders.
Head of the Diocese of Pomerania
When King Wenceslas his chancellor, Johann Brun Bishop of Pomerania appointed to the Cathedral Chapter Camminer looked threatened in its independence. The chapter had in fact been one of his Mitgeistlichen, John Wilkins (also: Johann Wilken Koszalin ) chosen for this position.
Hence the canons concluded on August 24, 1387 to Pomerania with Bogislaw a contract that made him the hereditary screen Vogt of the pen. Bogislaw was awarded the pin towns and castles Kolberg, Pomerania, Körlin, Massow, Tarnhusen, Pollnow, Bublitz and Zanow and the right to redeem the pledged goods and pin to the refund of the deposit Schillings also the usufruct to the same. In a second agreement, which was signed on December 7, 1387 between the cathedral chapter and Bogislaw brothers, Bogislaw have rights against the chapter defines and he appointed the Administrator for the period of absence of staying in Rome bishop. As Bishop John, who had the dignity administrator Bogislaw not recognized, after finally confirmation of acquired his office in 1394, died in Rome soon after Midsummer, Bogislaw was his successor as Bishop of Pomerania.
In the same year also died Bogislaw older brother, Wartislaw VII, so Bogislaw now ruled addition to the management of the pin and the Duchy. The line of the pin was made to him disputed by the anti-bishop elected by a part of the chapter Johann Duke of Opole, but without success. Beginning in 1398 joined Bogislaw again by the diocese from, went secular and married to Sophia, daughter of Duke Henry the Iron of Holstein. On the episcopal chair Nicholas followed him Schippenbeil, previously Bishop of Kulm.
Sovereign
Disagreement with his brother Barnim V led to a 1402 mediated by the estates of the Duchy of Pomerania - Stolp division of the state, which for that one-third was excreted, while the remaining two-thirds Bogislaw and his nephew Eric, son Wartislaws VII remain in Community Government should; But Barnim speedy death prevented the implementation of this partition plan. Now Bogislaw found himself in possession of the whole estate, but was involved in a be all the rest of life through lasting dispute with the diocese of Pomerania, as Bishop Nicholas demanded the return of the redeemed during the ducal administration through this church property without wanting contractually represented to previously pay the mortgage Schilling. As Bogislaw refused this, the bishop went in person to Rome and entrusted to clarify before leaving the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, which he himself belonged, with the administration and shielding of the pin landing. On May 14 1406 he threatened the Duke of Cörlin still out with a papal bull of excommunication. As Bogislaw this does not let scare, he was assigned upon return of the bishop in 1408 and all his territory with an interdict.
The Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen did not find it in his interest to adopt stringent measures against Bogislaw because he needed their support against Poland and him in 1409 by a loan committed itself. Bogislaw but distrusted the Order as a dangerous neighbor, held back his help and also did not participate in the Battle of Tannenberg on July 15, 1410 won the Poland about the Order. For this he was rewarded by the Polish king Władysław II Jagiello with several formerly belonging to the Order borderlands, in whose possession it remained only to the on February 1, 1411 in Thorn closed between Poland and the Order of peace. In contrast Bogislaw attacked soon after the battle of Tannenberg the now no longer protected by the Order of Bishop Nicholas, fell into his territory, took by night raid Cörlin and burnt it, so that the bishop was forced to flee to Prussia and died soon afterwards.
He was replaced by Magnus, Duke of Lauenburg came, who continued with the same claims against Bogislaw. He went personally to the council after Costnitz reached that Bogislaw, who had made the sharpest ecclesiastical censures resistance and filed against the first decision appellation, was occupied by the papal excommunication, to return the pin goods and for payment of costs incurred in the amount of 40,000 guilders was convicted. Prior notice of this second judgment, but died Bogislaw in March / April 1418 and was, although banned, buried with honor in the cathedral church to Pomerania. Bogislaw left a son, Bogislaw IX. , The beilegte only in 1486 by comparing the dispute with the church.