Prussian Pfaffenkrieg

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The Pfaffenkrieg from 1467 to 1479 ignited around the investiture in the Duchy of Warmia and was another battle of strength between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order .

Political background

After the Thirteen Years War and the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466, Warmia fell to the Kingdom of Poland . As a result, every new bishop had to be confirmed by the Polish king. When Nikolaus von Tüngen was elected bishop of Warmia by the cathedral chapter, King Casimir IV. Andrew refused to give his consent and assigned the office of Prince-Bishop of Warmia to Wincenty Gosławski Kiełbasa, Bishop of Kulm . Nicholas, a high official in Rome , received the support of Pope Paul II and was born on November 4, 1468confirmed by him. After two years he came to Warmia, but could not take over the office and went to Riga . This time the king appointed his crown chancellor Andrzej Oporowski as bishop. In the meantime, Sixtus IV was elected pope in Rome , who now complied with the wishes of the Polish king and confirmed the new candidate. Von Tüngen was to be compensated with the office of Prince-Bishop of Cammin . This considered himself deployed and began to defend the diocese of Warmia by force of arms. He was supported by the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus , who was currently in dispute with Poland. In 1477 the Grand Master Heinrich Reffle von Richtenberg also joined the Alliance.

Course of war

After von Tüngen had recruited a mercenary army, he was able to bring northern Warmia under his control. When the new Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Martin Truchsess von Wetzhausen, refused to take the obligatory oath of allegiance to the Polish king, the latter tried to call his stubborn liege man to reason with military means and entered the land of the Order with troops. In 1478 the Polish army appeared before  Wartenburg , but was unable to take the city. The city of Braunsberg was also besieged and von Tüngen had to flee to Königsberg . The first negotiations brought no result. Only when Matthias Corvinus withdrew his support did von Wetzhausen feel compelled to enter into serious talks with the Polish crown.

consequences

As a result, the Grand Master took the oath of homage to the Polish king on October 9, 1479 and von Tüngen was confirmed as Prince-Bishop of Warmia by the Polish crown.

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