Background
Margaret was the second daughter of the Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg (1413–1471) from his marriage to Catherine (1421–1476), daughter of the Elector Frederick I of Saxony.
Margaret was the second daughter of the Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg (1413–1471) from his marriage to Catherine (1421–1476), daughter of the Elector Frederick I of Saxony.
In 1474, Brandenburg had begun a war against Pomerania, because Bogislaw refused to pay homage to Frederick World War II On 1 May 1476, during the peace negotiations, it had been decided that Bogislaw would marry Margaret. The marriage was burdensome on Bogislaw. A very low dower had been agreed.
Even so, it was never paid.
A year after the marriage, Bogislaw"s uncle Wartislaw X died, making Bogislaw the sole ruler of Pomerania in about 200 years. This led to political tensions with the Electorate of Brandenburg.
The elector demanded that her dowry be returned. Bogislaw, in turn, alleged that the House of Hohenzollern had given him a barren princess for a wife, so as they would get to inherit Pomerania.
During the 1479 peace negotiations, Bogislaw finally signed away his wife"s dower.