Event Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466)

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Was a conflict fought in 1454-1466 between the Prussian Confederation, allied with the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, and the State of the Teutonic Order.

Chronology

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  • January 1455: Neumarkt sold to the Electorate of Brandenburg.
  • October 1466: Peace of Thorn: Remaining Prussian Territories become a polish fief.
  • October 1466: The Second Peace of Thorn, negotiated on October 19, 1466 between the Teutonic Order and the Kingdom of Poland under the leadership of Casimir the Jagiellonian in Thorn, today's Toruń, ended the 13-year Prussian War of the Cities. Only Ducal Prussia remained to to the Teutonic Order (as fief of Poland), the remnant territories being incorporated into Poland.
  • September 1463: Mewe and other Vistula towns still in the hands of the Order were conquered by Poland-Lithuania.
  • January 1461: The city of Malbork surrendered to Danzig.
  • September 1454: On September 18, 1454, the battle of Konitz between Poland-Lithuania and the Teutonic Order took place. Despite the numerical superiority of the Poles, it ended with their heavy defeat. As a result, numerous cities, especially Königsberg, returned to the order.
  • February 1454: On February 22, the Polish king also declared war on the Teutonic Order and on March 6 he accepted the surrender of the Prussian estates and incorporated the entire order state into the Polish Empire. The country was pro forma divided into four voivodeships (Kulm, Pommerellen, Elbing, Königsberg). In the west, the order only stayed in a few castles: Marienburg, Stuhm and Konitz.
  • October 1466: The Second Peace of Thorn, negotiated on October 19, 1466 between the Teutonic Order and the Kingdom of Poland under the leadership of Casimir the Jagiellonian in Thorn, today's Toruń, ended the 13-year Prussian War of the Cities. Only Ducal Prussia remained to to the Teutonic Order (as fief of Poland), the remnant territories being incorporated into Poland.