Prussian uprisings
Videos
The Prussian uprisings were two major and three smaller uprisings by the Old Prussians, one of the Baltic tribes, against the Teutonic Knights that took place in the 13th century during the Prussian C
Ruins of the Teutonic castle in Rehden (today Radzyń Chełmiński Castle). It was one of five castles not captured by the Prussians.
Statue for Swantopolk II of Pomerania in a park in Oliwa
Pope Urban IV (1261–1264) was especially supportive of the Teutonic cause in Prussia. He served as a papal prelate negotiating the Treaty of Christburg after the first Prussian uprising.
A non-contemporary illustration of Teutonic triumph in Prussia: a native Prussian man is crushed by the victorious Teutonic Knights (Christoph Hartknoch, 1684)
Prussian Crusade
Videos
The Prussian Crusade was a series of 13th-century campaigns of Roman Catholic crusaders, primarily led by the Teutonic Knights, to Christianize under duress the pagan Old Prussians. Invited after earl
Prussian uprisings
…and three smaller uprisings by the Old Prussians, one of the Baltic tribes, against the Teutonic Knights that took place in the 13th century during the Prussian Crusade. The crusading military order, supported by the Popes and Christian Europe, sought to conquer and convert the pagan Prussians. In the first ten years…
Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.