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Maria of Masovia (pl: Maria mazowiecka; 1408/15 - 14 February 1454), was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast in the Masovian branch.
She was the sixth daughter of Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia and Alexandra, a daughter of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania and sister of King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland.
Life
In Poznań on 24 June 1432, Maria married Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania in Stargard, first-cousin and heir designated of Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The marriage strengthened the alliance between Bogislaw IX and King Władysław II Jagiełło against the Teutonic Order, and as a result they lost the land who connected them with the Holy Roman Empire. For this, the Order tried to prevent the wedding, and Bogislaw IX had to arrived in Poznań dressed like a pilgrim. The couple had at least three daughters:
- Sophie of Pomerania (1435 - 24 August 1497), married Eric II, Duke of Pomerania.
- Alexandra of Pomerania (ca. 1437 - 17 October 1451[1][2]), betrothed to Albrecht III Achilles, Margrave of Brandenburg in 1446.
- A daughter (d. in infancy, ca. bef. 30 November 1449).[3]
After her husband's death (December 7, 1446) to return to his successor in 1449, Eric of Pomerania, Maria was in power in the principality of Slupsk. At that time, Erik of Pomerania after detronizacjach the Scandinavian thrones in the years 1439-1442 he was on the island of Gotland , where leaseback piracy , Swedes and Danes harassed.
On June 24, 1432 included the marriage of Boguslaw IX were born: Sophia (wife of Eric II and mother of Boguslaw X ), and Alexander, and difficult to determine the number of daughters who died in childhood. Maria died on 14 February 1454. Her body was lodged in the castle church in Slupsk . During renovations in 1788 found her sarcophagus, which was burned.