1224 in Politics - States and Territories Established in 1224, State of the Teutonic Order, Bishopric of Dorpat, Taifa of Baeza (Paperback)

Chapters: States and Territories Established in 1224, State of the Teutonic Order, Bishopric of Dorpat, Taifa of Baeza. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 21. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The State of the Teutonic Order, (German: ), also Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights or Ordensstaat (pronounced "Order-State"), was formed during the Teutonic Knights' conquest of the pagan West-Baltic Old Prussians (Latin: Prutenii) in the 13th century in 1224 during the Northern Crusades. The Livonian Brothers of the Sword controlling Livonia were incorporated into the Teutonic Order as its autonomous branch Livonian Order in 1237. In 1346, the Duchy of Estonia was sold by the king of Denmark for 19 000 Kln marks to the Teutonic Order. The shift of sovereignty from Denmark to the Teutonic Order took place on November 1, 1346 Following its defeat in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 the Teutonic Order fell into decline and its Livonian branch joined the Livonian Confederation established in 1422-1435. The monastic state in Prussia was secularized in 1525 during the Protestant Reformation and was replaced by the Duchy of Prussia in eastern Prussia. The western part of Teutonic Prussia was separated in 1454/60 into Royal Prussia and became part of Poland. In old texts and in Latin the term Prut(h)enia refers to Teutonic Prussia, Royal Prussia and Ducal Prussia alike. The pertaining contemporary adjective is Prut(h)enic. Prussia withstood many attempts at conquest preceding the Teutonic Knights'. Bolesaw I the Brave of Poland began the series of unsuccessful conquests when he sent Adalbert of Prague in 997. In 1147, Boleslaw IV of Poland attacked Prussia with the aid of Russian troops, but was unable to conquer it. Numerous other attempts followed, and, under Duke Konrad I of Masovia, were inte...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1038535