Maria of Masovia

• Daughter of Ziemowit von Masowien, Prince of Plock and Kujavia and Alexandra of Lithuania
• Maria (birth 1435, death. 14 February 1454 ) - Mazowsze princess, the Duchess of Slupsk and Stargard dynasty Piast
• Place of Burial: kościół zamkowy, Słupsk, Pomorskie, Poland

Married

• Married: Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania on June 24 1432 in Poznan. Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Supsk in Stargard, first cousin and heir designated of Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

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Married

• Married: BOGISLAW IX Duke of Pomerania in Stargard on 24 Jun 1432 to MARIA of Mazovia, daughter of SIEMOWIT IV Duke of Mazovia Piast & his wife Aleksandra of Lithuania ([1410-18 Feb 1454).

Bogislaw IX & his wife MARIA had two children:

• (1) SOPHIE Pomerania-Stolp [1435]-[24 Aug 1494/1497]). m (1451 after Feb) as his second wife, ERICH II Duke of Pomerania in Wolgast, son of WARTISLAW IX Duke of Pomerania & his wife Sophie von Sachsen-Lauenburg ([1418/25]-Wolgast 5 Jul 1474).
• '(b) ALEXANDRA (-1451).

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Maria Masovia

Maria of Masovia, was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast in the Masovian branch.
Background

She was the sixth daughter of Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia and Alexandra, a daughter of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania and sister of King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland.
Career

The marriage strengthened the alliance between Bogislaw IX and King Władysław II Jagiełło against the Teutonic Order, and as a result they lost the land who connected them with the Holy Roman Empire. Foreign this, the Order tried to prevent the wedding, and Bogislaw IX had to arrived in Poznań dressed like a pilgrim. The couple had at least three daughters:

Sophie of Pomerania (1435 - 24 August 1497), married Eric II, Duke of Pomerania.

Alexandra of Pomerania (ca 1437 - 17 October 1451), betrothed to Albrecht III Achilles, Margrave of Brandenburg in 1446.

A daughter (d young, ca bef 30 November 1449). After her husband"s death on 7 December 1446, Maria became in the regent of his domains until 1449, when the male heir, ex-King Eric, returned to rule after being deposed from his three Kingdoms.

Maria died on 14 February 1454. During renovations in 1788 her sarcophagus was found and burned.
Connections

Cousin:
Eric of Pomerania, King

Maria of Masovia, by Wikipedia

Maria of Masovia (pl: Maria mazowiecka; 1408/15–14 February 1454) was a Duchess of Pomerania by marriage to Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania, and regent of Pomerania from 1446 to 1449.

Life

She was the sixth daughter of Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia and Alexandra, a daughter of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania and sister of King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland.

In Poznań on 24 June 1432, Maria married Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Słupsk in Stargard, first cousin and heir designated of Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The marriage strengthened the alliance between Bogislaw IX and King Władysław II Jagiełło against the Teutonic Order, and as a result they lost the land who connected them with the Holy Roman Empire. For this, the Order tried to prevent the wedding, and Bogislaw IX had to arrive in Poznań dressed like a pilgrim.

After her husband's death on 7 December 1446, Maria became in the regent of his domains until 1449, when the male heir, ex-King Eric, returned to rule after being deposed from his three Kingdoms.

Maria died on 14 February 1454. She was buried in the Chapel of Słupsk Castle. During renovations in 1788 her sarcophagus was found and burned.

History

June 24, 1432 Maria married Slovenian prince Boguslav IX , cousin of Denmark , Norway and Sweden, Erickson , who, according to agreements with the states of Sweden and Denmark, had succeeded in these kingdoms. Marriage with Prince Słupski strengthened the anti-cross alliance of Boguslav IX with Władysław II Jagiełło, which resulted in the Teutonic Order losing ground communications with the Reich. The Teutonic Knights tried to prevent this marriage. For this reason Boguslaw IX, fearful of the assassination, arrived in Poznań in a guise of a pilgrim.

After the death of her husband (7 December 1446) to return in 1449 his successor, Eric Pomorski, Maria was governor in the Duchy of Slupsk. At that time, Eryk Pomorski after detronizacjach the Scandinavian thrones in the years 1439-1442 was on the island of Gotland , where leaseback piracy , harassed the Swedes and Danes.

From the June 24, 1432 marriage to Boguslav IX the world came: Zofia (wife of Eric II and mother of Boguslav X ) and Alexander and the difficult number of daughters who died in childhood. Maria died on 14 February 1454. Her body was deposited in the
castle church in Slupsk . During the renovation work in 1788 her sarcophagus was found, which was burnt.

Links:

Maria – księżniczka mazowiecka, księżna słupska z dynastii Piastów.

• Wikipedia
• MedLands Pomerania
• MedLands Poland

Sources

• E. Rymar, Rodowód książąt pomorskich, Szczecin 2005, p. 349.
• Others sources placed her death in 1450. See: J. W. Szymański: Książęcy ród Gryfitów, Goleniów – Kielce 2006, p. 40.
• E. Rymar, Rodowód książąt pomorskich, Szczecin 2005, pp. 347-349.
• M. Wilamowski: Maria, [in:] K. Ożóg, S. Szczur (ed.): Piastowie. Leksykon biograficzny, Kraków 1999, p. 325.