- Treaty of Königsberg (1384)
The Treaty of Königsberg was signed in
Königsberg onJanuary 30 ,1384 during theLithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) betweenVytautas the Great and representatives of theTeutonic Knights .lt icon cite book | first=Zenonas |last=Ivinskis |chapter=Vytauto jaunystė ir jo veikimas iki 1392 m. |title=Vytautas Didysis | editor=Paulius Šležas | year=1988 | origyear=1930 | publisher=Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija | location=Vilnius |oclc=25726071 |pages=24] Vytautas waged a civil against his cousinJogaila ,Grand Duke of Lithuania and futureKing of Poland , and allied himself with the Teutonic Knights. In order to secure Teutonic support in the civil war, Vytautas signed the treaty and grantedSamogitia up to theNevėžis River andKaunas to the Knights. In 1382 Jogaila promised the Knights Samogitia only up to theDubysa River, but never ratified theTreaty of Dubysa . [cite book| title=Samogitian Crusade |first=William |last=Urban |publisher=Lithuanian Research and Studies Center |location=Chicago |year=2006 | isbn=0-929700-56-2 |pages=172–174] Samogitia was important for the Knights as this territory physically separated them from uniting with theLivonian order in the north. Vytautas also promised to become Order'svassal . In February several Samogitian regions acknowledged their support to Vytautas and the Knights.On
July 16 1384 Vytautas re-confirmed the Treaty of Königsberg in New Marienverder, a new fortress built on theNeman River . [lt icon cite book | first=Zenonas |last=Ivinskis |chapter=Vytauto jaunystė ir jo veikimas iki 1392 m. |title=Vytautas Didysis | editor=Paulius Šležas | year=1988 | origyear=1930 | publisher=Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija | location=Vilnius |oclc=25726071 |pages=25] However, the treaty was broken in July when Vytautas and Jogaila reconciled. Vytautas burned Teutonic castles and returned to Lithuania. During theLithuanian Civil War (1389–1392) Vytautas once again asked for military support from the Knights. OnJanuary 19 1390 he signed theTreaty of Lyck , confirming the Treaty of Königsberg only to break it again in 1392. [cite book| title=Samogitian Crusade |first=William |last=Urban |publisher=Lithuanian Research and Studies Center |location=Chicago |year=2006 | isbn=0-929700-56-2 |pages=197] Vytautas granted Samogitia to the Knights two more times: byTreaty of Salynas (1398) and byTreaty of Raciąż (1404).Lithuanian historian Danilevičius and Polish historian Koneczny raised doubts whether the treaty is original and not a Teutonic forgery.
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