Everything about Prussian Confederation totally explained
The
Prussian Confederation (or
Bund vor Gewalt;
(External Link
) ) was an organization formed in 1440 by a group of 53 gentry and clergy and 19 cities in
Prussia to oppose the
monastic state of the Teutonic Knights.
Background
According to the
First Peace of Thorn which followed the Teutonic Knights' defeat in the 1410
Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg), the Teutonic Order had to pay high reparations to the
Kingdom of Poland. Their monastic state imposed high taxes on the cities to raise the funds. In the 1420s, Grand Master
Paul von Rusdorf brought stability to the military order and its relations, but fighting with Poland resumed in 1431 with another
Polish-Teutonic war.
At that time,
Johannes von Baysen was one of Paul von Rusdorf's ambassadors, as well as an intermediator to the cities.
Establishment
After about three decades of growing discontent, the Prussian leaders organized themselves to oppose the rule of the order more effectively. On
14 March 1440, a group of 53 gentry and clergy and 19 Prussian cities, under the leadership of the
Hanseatic cities of
Danzig (Gdańsk),
Elbing (Elbląg), and
Thorn (Toruń), founded the Prussian Confederation in
Marienwerder (Kwidzyn). Several more towns joined on
3 April, although
Bütow (Bytów) did not. In Danzig, the new members signed a document
Towns which joined the Prussian Confederation on
3 April,
1440:
| German name |
Polish name |
| Mewe |
Gniew |
| Altstadt of Danzig |
part of Gdańsk |
| Neuenburg |
Nowe |
| Lauenburg |
Lębork |
| Leba |
Łeba |
| Hela |
Hel |
| Putzig |
Puck |
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