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The Teutonic Order initially planned to incorporate all of Lithuania into the Teutonic State, as it had with Prussia, but those plans faced strong Lithuanian resistance. [13] The Teutonic Order's principal objective was to conquer the Lithuanian lowland region, Samogitia, and build fortresses there to solidify their control.
The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 in Acre, ... the Order's feuds and wars with Lithuania and Poland continued.
Due to the heavy losses and costs after the war against Poland and Lithuania, the Teutonic Order collected taxes at steep rates. Furthermore, the cities were not allowed due representation by the Teutonic Order. The Polish–Teutonic peace treaty of 1466 made the Teutonic state a fief of the Kingdom of Poland
The Teutonic Order waged a decades-long crusade against the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania in attempts to conquer it and forcibly convert it to Christianity.The Neman River became the natural frontier and each side built a network of castles and fortresses along its banks.
Švitrigaila's alliance with the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Paul von Rusdorf, launched the Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435) but failed to secure victory for Švitrigaila. [5] When Sigismund seized power in Lithuania by staging a coup in 1432, Lithuania split into two opposing camps, and there began three years of devastating ...
The Teutonic Knights continued their crusade against pagan Lithuania. A large campaign was organized in winter of 1378, during which the Teutons reached Brest and as far as the Pripyat River. [3] The Livonian Order raided Upytė, and another campaign threatened the capital in Vilnius. [2]
In early 1390, Vytautas again allied with the Teutonic Order through the Treaty of Königsberg (1390). [9] Vytautas had to confirm his agreement of 1384, and cede Samogitia to the Order. His army now invaded Lithuania. [citation needed] Also, to gain more influence, Vytautas married his only daughter Sophia to Vasili I of Moscow in 1391. [9]
Despite continuous warfare with two Christian orders, the Livonian Order and the Teutonic Knights, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was established and gained some control over the lands of Black Ruthenia, Polatsk, Minsk, and other territories east of modern-day Lithuania that had become weak and vulnerable after the collapse of Kievan Rus'.