Ratibor I, Duke of Pomerania
Ratibor I (Racibor) (c. 1124 – 1156) of the House of Pomerania (Griffins) was Duke of Pomerania. He was married to Pribislawa, and was the ancestor of the Ratiborides sideline of the Griffins.
Initially he might have ruled the Land of Słupsk-Sławno and also ruled the duchy of his brother Wartislaw I who was slain by pagans in place of his minor sons from 1136 to 1156.
In 1135, he raided the Norwegian city of Kungahälla (now Kungälv in Sweden).
During the Wendish Crusade in 1147, he managed to end the siege of Szczecin together with Wolin bishop Adalbert.
In 1153, Ratibor and Adalbert founded Stolpe Abbey at the Peene River near Gützkow.
With Pribislawa Iaroslavovna (Princess of Volhynia), he had at least four children.
- Swantepolk II (or Swantopolk), who succeeded his father in Słupsk-Sławno
- Margareta (or Margarete) ∞ Bernhard I of Ratzeburg
- Bogislav (or Wartislaw)
- Dobroslawa
| Ratibor I, Duke of Pomerania Born: ~ 1124 Died: April or May 1156 | ||
| Preceded by Wartislaw I of Pomerania-Demmin and -Stettin |
Duke of Pomerania 1135–1156 |
Succeeded by Bogislaw I of Pomerania-Stettin |
| Succeeded by Casimir I of Pomerania-Demmin | ||
| Preceded by unknown, probably Swantepolk I |
Duke of Schlawe-Stolp until 1156 |
Succeeded by Swantepolk II of Schlawe-Stolp |
See also
- List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes
- History of Pomerania
- Duchy of Pomerania
- House of Pomerania
- Lands of Schlawe and Stolp
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