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Truce of Łęczyca

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Truce of Łęczyca
TypeCeasefire
Signed15 December 1433
LocationŁęczyca, Poland
Parties Kingdom of Poland
State of the Teutonic Order

The Truce of Łęczyca was signed during the Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435) between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order in Łęczyca on 15 December 1433[1] (this has also led some Polish historians to divide this Polish–Teutonic War into two wars, in 1431–1433 and in 1435).[2] The Teutonic Knights, pressured by the citizens of their lands, agreed to the 12-year-old truce[3][4] to other Polish demands, including that the Order would cease support to Švitrigaila (a Lithuanian noble who attempted to break the Polish-Lithuanian union with the aid of the Order); in addition each side would control the territories it occupied until a peace would be signed (uti possidetis), and no party would seek mediation of foreign powers to change this truce.[5][6] This marked the end of the war on Polish territories; the struggle on Lithuanian lands would continue for two more years[4] (as the truce with Poland did not extend to the Livonian Order).[5]

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  1. ^ Rynarzewski, Maciej. "Polish – Bohemian expedition to Nowa Marchia and Pomorze Gdańskie in year 1433" (PDF). Polskie Towarzystwo Historyczne Oddział w Olsztynie. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2009. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  2. ^ Giertych, Jędrzej; Brazilla Carroll (1958). Poland and Germany: A Reply to Congressman B. Carrol Reece of Tennessee. Jędrzej Giertych. p. 37. OCLC 4169234.
  3. ^ Prochaska, Antoni (1908). Król Władysław Jagiełło (in Polish). Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności. p. 267. OCLC 13016756.
  4. ^ a b "Wojny polsko-krzyżackie" (in Polish). Encyklopedia WIEM. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  5. ^ a b Koneczny, Feliks (1903). Dzieje polski za Jagiellonow (in Polish). Kraków: Nakładem Krakowskiego Towarzystwa Oświaty Ludowej. p. 123. OCLC 123147077.
  6. ^ Rogalski, Leon (1846). Dzieje Krzyżaków: oraz ich stosunki z Polska̜, Litwa̜ i Prussami (in Polish). Vol. II. Warsaw: Nakł. i drukiem S. Orgelbranda. p. 21. OCLC 38718035.
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