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The State of the Teutonic Order (Latin: Civitas Ordinis Theutonici) [a] was a theocratic state located along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea in northern Europe. It was formed by the knights of the Teutonic Order during the early 13th century Northern Crusades in the region of Prussia .
Prior to 1454, the city of Elbląg, and the surrounding area belonged to the State of the Teutonic Order. In 1454, the state fought in the Thirteen Years' War, against the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Prussian Confederation. On 12 February 1454, the inhabitants of Elbląg revolted against the Teutonic forces, and allied themselves ...
On 4 February 1454, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sent a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master. Two days later the confederacy started its rebellion and soon almost all Prussia, except for Marienburg, Stuhm (Sztum), and Konitz (Chojnice), were free from Teutonic rule.
The Treaties of Cölln and Mewe, concluded in 1454 and 1455, transferred the Neumark (New March) from the State of the Teutonic Order to the Electorate of Brandenburg.The Teutonic Knights had received the area as a pawn from Brandenburg in 1402, and as a possession in 1429.
It was established by king Casimir IV Jagiellon in April 1454, following the incorporation of the city and the surrounding area into Poland, from the territory of the State of the Teutonic Order. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Following the capitulation of Polish forces in the battle of Kneiphof , on 14 February 1455, the voivodeship fall under the control of the ...
The situation of the Teutonic Order was changed by the defeat of King Casimir IV of Poland in the Battle of Chojnice on 18 September 1454. As a result of the battle, the Teutonic army, composed of mercenaries and coming from the west to relieve Malbork, gained open access to the Teutonic state, and the siege of Malbork was lifted. [8]
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Year 1454 was a common year ... Malbork treaty between the authorities of the Teutonic Order and the mercenary forces fighting ...
The rapid development of the uprising in Prussia, the disobedience to the Order's authorities by the cities belonging to the Prussian Confederation, and the fall of key fortresses in February 1454 caused panic among the Teutonic Knights – many of them left for Germany or fled to Malbork, without attempting to defend the Teutonic territories against the rebels.