Event Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk)

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After disputes over the control of the city between the Order and the King of Poland arose, the knights murdered a number of citizens within the city and took it as their own.

Chronology

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  • November 1308: The takeover of Danzig by the Teutonic Order on November 13, 1308 was an important event in the history of the city of Danzig, as a result of which the city and part of Pomerelia were incorporated into the Order State.
  • January 1307: Local Nobles of Pomerelia called for Margrave Waldemar of Brandenburg, whose troops occupied the territory up to the city of Gdańsk.