Bogislaw XIII
Duke of Pomerania-Stettin
Died when: 61 years 210 days (738 months)Star Sign: Leo
Bogislaw XIII (Bogusław XIII) of Pomerania (9 August 1544 – 7 March 1606, Stettin;Polish: Szczecin), 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 "Barther 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.
