Events with tag - Baltic Sea

June 15, 1226

Establishment of the Teutonic Order State

In 1226, Duke Konrad of Masovia invited the Teutonic Order to Poland, granting them the Chełmno Land as a base for fighting against pagan Prussians. This event initiated the establishment of a powerful monastic state in the Baltic region.

November 13, 1308

Capture of Gdańsk by the Teutonic Knights

On November 13, 1308, the Teutonic Order seized Gdańsk, carrying out a massacre of its inhabitants. This event, known as the Gdańsk massacre, led to the Order taking control of the city for the next 150 years and fundamentally changed the balance of power in the Pomeranian region.