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The Battle for Kneiphof [1] (German: Belagerung des Kneiphofs) [2] was the culmination of the struggle for control over the port district of Kaliningrad, Kneiphof, lasting from April 13 to July 14, 1455, during the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), ending with a decisive victory for the Teutonic Order.
The new town of Toruń grew together with the Teutonic fortifications protecting it. The palace's historic value comes from the fact that it was the base for the Teutonic Knights when they began their first mission to colonize pagan Old Prussians, and subsequently the formation of the Teutonic state. The castle's first known function was as the ...
In 1440 the town joined the Prussian Confederation, which opposed Teutonic rule, [7] however, it later left the organisation. In 1454 King Casimir IV Jagiellon re-incorporated the territory to the Kingdom of Poland , and the townspeople overthrew the pro-Teutonic town council in attempt to join Poland, however the council with the Teutonic ...
The town was built in Prussia around the fortress Ordensburg Marienburg, which was founded in 1274 on the east bank of the river Nogat by the Teutonic Knights. Both the castle and the town (named Marienburg in German and Malborg or Malbork in Polish) were named for their patron saint, the Virgin Mary.
The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, [2] commonly known as Malbork Castle (Polish: Zamek w Malborku; German: Ordensburg Marienburg), is a brick gothic castle complex located in the town of Malbork, Poland, built in 13th and significantly expanded in 14th century.
The Teutonic Order's annexation and possession of Gdańsk (Danzig) and the surrounding region was consistently disputed by the Polish kings Władysław I and Casimir III the Great – claims that led to the Polish–Teutonic War (1326–1332) and, eventually, lawsuits in the papal court in 1320 and 1333, which ruled in favor of Poland, however ...
In the evening of 12 November 1308, the Teutonic Knights succeeded in forcing their way inside the town. [24] During the ensuing close combat in the streets, the Teutonic Knights gained the upper hand over the defending Brandenburgian forces, burghers and Pomerelian knights. [24] The victorious knights killed many citizens and opposing knights ...
Nidzica Castle, formerly known as Neidenburg, is a 14th-century brick Gothic Teutonic castle located in the town of Nidzica, Poland. The construction of the castle was begun around 1370. The Pfleger of the Teutonic Knights made it his residence in 1409.
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