Ratibor II was a Pomeranian duke. With his death after 1223, the ''Ratiboride'' line of the

House of Griffins The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty (german: Greifen; pl, Gryfici, da, Grif) was a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century and had been take ...

became extinct, resulting in a war for succession in the

Lands of Schlawe and Stolp The Schlawe and Stolp Land, also known as Słupsk and Sławno Land, is a historical region in Pomerania, centered on the towns of Sławno (''Schlawe'') and Słupsk (''Stolp'') in Farther Pomerania, in present-day Poland. The area is of some his ...

between the Griffins and the

Samborides The Samborides () or House of Sobiesław () were a ruling dynasty in the historic region of Pomerelia. They were first documented about 1155 as governors (''princeps'') in the Eastern Pomeranian lands serving the royal Piast dynasty of Poland, a ...

. Ratibor II was son of Bogislaw. Ratibor II was either a (half-)brother or cousin of Bogislaw (III), grandson of

Ratibor I, Duke of Pomerania Ratibor I (''Racibor'') ( 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 ...

.Werner Buchholz, Pommern, Berlin 1999, p. 38.

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13th-century deaths Year of birth missing Dukes of Pomerania {{duke-stub