- Heinrich Reffle von Richtenberg
Heinrich Reffle von Richtenberg (died 1477) was the 33rd Grand Master of the
Teutonic Knights , serving from 1470-77.After being defeated in the
Thirteen Years' War , the Teutonic Order was forced to surrender western Prussia to Poland and become Polish vassals in theSecond Peace of Thorn of 1466. Von Richtenberg's predecessorHeinrich Reuß von Plauen had delayed his in order to avoid having to pay homage to the King of Poland. After finally doing so in 1470, he died on his way home.The main struggle in Prussia during the tenure of von Richtenberg was the
War of the Priests , a dispute between theBishopric of Warmia , which claimed to have receivedPrince-Bishop ric status by Emperor Charles IV a century prior, and KingCasimir IV Jagiellon of Poland. The Order successfully supportedNicolaus von Tüngen in the dispute.Von Richtenberg died in
Königsberg .
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