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Teutonic Order State

Type Object Region Baltic Sea Time 1226–1525

A sovereign order polity formed on the eastern Baltic coast after Emperor Frederick II granted the Teutonic Knights the Prussian Crusade in 1226, rul…

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  1. 1226–1240Kulm · PrussiaA 1226 imperial edict authorized the Order to conquer Prussia in the Bishopric of Kulm, providing the legal basis for military colonization of the pagan Prussians.
  2. c. 1261–1270Marienburg · PrussiaIn the mid-13th century the Order moved its headquarters to Marienburg, perfected the grand master's council, territorial fiefs, and town charters, and brought the Order-State's administrative structure to maturity.
  3. c. 1300–1410Samogitia and Livonia · LithuaniaThe Order expanded into Samogitia and Livonia and confronted the Poland-Lithuania alliance for decades; the disastrous 1410 Battle of Grünwald marked a turning point in its military hegemony.
  4. c. 1450–1525Königsberg · PrussiaUnder the impact of the Reformation, Grand Master Albert secularized Prussia into a duchy and submitted to Poland, ending the Teutonic Order State as a sovereign polity.

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