Education
Bogislaw studied at the University of Greifswald at the age of 14.
Bogislaw studied at the University of Greifswald at the age of 14.
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. He is remembered as a wise ruler, knowledgeable in the areas of economics and governance.
He had eleven children, the most notable of whom are his successors Philip II, Francis, and Bogislaw XIV, the last ruling duke of Pomerania, and Anna de Croy, the last member of the dynasty.