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Teutonic Order Castle of Marienburg

Type Object Region Baltic Sea Time 1309–1457

Marienburg (now Malbork, Poland), the Teutonic Order's headquarters in Prussia, is one of the world's largest brick castle fortresses;…

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  1. 1309–1400Marienburg · MalborkAfter moving its headquarters from Venice to Marienburg, the Teutonic Order spent decades expanding the High, Middle, and Low Castles and the convent quarter, forming Europe's most magnificent castle complex of a military order and controlling trade and military mobilization on the lower Vistula.
  2. 1421–1430Marienburg · MalborkAfter the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, the Order retained its Prussian territories under the Treaty of Thorn; Marienburg continued as the Grand Master's residence, preparing arms, collecting tribute, and dealing with Polish-Lithuanian border friction, with the castle's military function particularly prominent in the 1420s.
  3. 1454–1457Marienburg · MalborkAn uprising of Prussian cities sparked the Thirteen Years' War; after Marienburg was besieged by Polish forces in 1457, the Order's headquarters moved to Königsberg, ending the castle's role as the capital of the Teutonic Order state, after which it passed into the hands of the Polish Crown.

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