Warcisław V of Poméranie

Warcislaw V of Poméranie (in Polish Warcisław V , in German Wartislaw V. ) was born in 1326 and is deceased in 1390. He is duke of Poméranie.

Warcislaw V is the son junior by Warcislaw IV of Poméranie and Élizabeth of Silesia. He is the brother of Boguslaw V and Barnim IV.

The February 24th 1343 with Poznań, Warcisław and its two brothers conclude an alliance with Casimir III Large the against the Teutoniques. In the event of war between the teutonic Poland and Knights, the dukes poméraniens commit themselves to provide 400 combatants to Poland and preventing the passage by their territory of knight S coming from the west from the Europe to support Teutoniques.

After the death of Barnim IV in 1365, the relations between Boguslaw V and Warcislaw V worsen and a war bursts between the two brothers. Warcislaw, supported by the prince of Mecklembourg, only claims part of the duchy for him. The end of the year 1367, an agreement is shown between the protagonists. Boguslaw V keeps the Poméranie power station (the part of the Western Poméranie in the east of the Oder). The wire of Barnim IV (Warcislaw VI and Boguslaw VI) receive Poméranie Western with Rügen and Usedom. Warcisław V obtains the small duchy independent of Szczecinek which will exist only until its death in 1390. Starting from 1368, Warcisław resides at the castle of Szczecinek.

Warcisław V likes the fashionable life, hunting and the voyages. At the time of those, it often spends the night in monasteries which profit from its financial generosities. The monks give him the nickname of Pater noster . It is also impassioned for the breeding of the animals.

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