Jaromar III (died 1282) was the younger son of Prince Jaromar II of Rügen and his wife Euphemia. He served as regent of the

Principality of Rügen The Principality of Rügen was a Medieval Denmark, Danish principality, formerly a duchy, consisting of the island of Rügen and the adjacent mainland from 1168 until 1325. It was governed by a local dynasty of princes of the ''Wizlawiden'' (''Hou ...

during the many absences of his older brother, Vitslav II.Wesley Thomas and Barbara Seagrave, ''The Songs of the Minnesinger, Prince Wizlaw Of Rügen'' (University of North Carolina Press, 1967), p. 6. In 1268, he issued a charter as prince to Neuenkamp Abbey. Jaromar acted as regent when his brother went on a crusade to Livonia in 1282. In this capacity, he issued a privilege of confirmation to Eldena Abbey on 6 July 1282. Vitslav intended to carve out a principality for his brother in the east to serve as a bulwark against the

Teutonic Order The Teutonic Order is a religious order (Catholic), Catholic religious institution founded as a military order (religious society), military society in Acre, Israel, Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Sa ...

, but Jaromar died later that year before the plan came to fruition.Rossignol, "The Charters", p. 167.

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