Wartislaw Swantibor

Wartislaw II Swantibor, also known as Wartislaw the Younger or Wartislaw Swantiboritz (d. 1196) was a member of a cadet line of the House of Griffins, who ruled the Duchy of Pomerania. Wartislaw II was Castellan of Szczecin. He is the only known son of Swantibor I, a Pomeranian prince about whom very little is known.

Wartislaw II of Szcecin
Died1196
Noble familyHouse of Griffins
FatherSwantibor I

In the early 1170s, a Danish army under King Valdemar I besieged Szczecin Castle. Reportedly, Wartislaw II surrendered and handed the castle to the Danes.[1] In 1173, he founded Kołbacz Abbey.[2]

After the death of Duke Bogislaw I in 1187, Wartislaw II and Boglislaw's widow Anastasia jointly acted as guardians and regents for the underage Dukes Bogislaw II and Casimir II. The fact that he was their guardian is considered a strong indication that he was closely related to them; the exact family relationship is unknown. Wartislaw II was charged with convincing King Canute VI of Denmark to enfeoffed the young Dukes with Pomerania. However, a revolt against Denmark broke out during his rule, and in 1189, Canute VI deposed him and appointed Prince Jaromar I of Rügen as regent. Wartislaw II then retired from public life.

Nothing is known about his later life, except the archives of Kołbacz mention that he died in 1196.[3]

Issue

His known sons:

  • Bartholomew of Szczecin (d. c. 1220), probably Castellan of Szczecin
  • Casimir (d. 1220), Castellan of Kołobrzeg
  • Wartislaw (↑ 1230/32), Castellan of Stettin

It is disputed whether Bishop Conrad II of Cammin (d. 1233) was a son of Wartislaw.

Footnotes
  1. Martin Wehrmann: Geschichte von Pommern, vol. 1, Weltbild Verlag, 1992, reprint of the edition published in 1919 and 1921, ISBN 3-89350-112-6, p. 84.
  2. Wehrmann: Geschichte von Pommern, p. 86
  3. Wehrmann: Geschichte von Pommern, p. 91


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