Treaty of Kruschwitz
The Treaty of Kruszwica (German: Vertrag von Kruschwitz), signed on 16 June 1230,[1] was concluded between Konrad I of Masovia and the Teutonic Knights. According to this agreement, the Duke of Masovia transferred to the Teutonic Order the lands of Chełmno. In addition, Konrad I would recognize the independence of the Teutonic Order and its rule over all other conquests made in Prussia and beyond the borders of Poland.
The text is only known by later references, as the original document is not preserved. Polish historiography tends to adhere to the traditional view following Max Perlbach (1848–1921) that the Knights had forged it to create a legal basis for their secular possessions,[2] however this position has been seriously called into question by modern historians, which tend to regard the document as genuine.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Joseph Gottschalk, Archiv für schlesische Kirchengeschichte, August Lax Verlag, 1976
- ^ Max Perlbach: The oldest Prussian documents. Critically examined, in: Old Prussian monthly. (1873), pp. 609–649.
- ^ Arno Mentzel-Reuters: Max Perlbach als Geschichtsforscher. In: Preußenland. Volume 45 (2007), ISSN 0032-7972, P. 47, referencing Gerard Labuda: Die Urkunden über die Anfänge des Deutschen Ordens im Kulmerland. In: Josef Fleckenstein (Hrsg.): Die geistlichen Ritterorden Europas. Sigmaringen 1980, P. 299–316.
- ^ Dariusz Sikorski, 'Neue Erkenntnisse ueber das Kruschwitzer Privileg' in Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung, 51 (2002), p. 317-350
Literature
[edit]- C. A. Lückerath: Treaty of Kruschwitz. In: Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Volume 5. Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-7608-8905-0, Spalte 1553.
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