Gdańsk Pomerania
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Gdańsk Pomerania is the main geographical region within Pomerelia in northern Poland, covering the bulk of Pomeranian Voivodeship. In contrast to Pomerelia and its synonyms, the term does not cover th
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State of the Teutonic Order
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The State of the Teutonic Order 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 13
Gdańsk Pomerania
…was called Pomorze ('Pomerania') since the Middle Ages. In the early 14th century the Teutonic Knights invaded and annexed the region from Poland into their monastic state, which already included historical Prussia, located east of the region. As a result of the Teutonic rule, in German terminology the name of Prussia was…
The Battle of Grunwald (1410) marked the start of the decline of the State of the Teutonic Order, 19th century painting by Jan Matejko
The Polish–Teutonic peace treaty of 1466 made the Teutonic state a fief of the Kingdom of Poland
The Prussian Homage of 1525 established Ducal Prussia as a vassal duchy of the Kingdom of Poland, in place of the State of the Teutonic Order
Subdvisions of the Teutonic state in Prussia