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Treaty of Kraków

1525 · 16th century · Also known as Treaty of Cracow · Part of the Polish–Teutonic War (1519–1521)

The Treaty of Kraków of 8 April 1525 ended the Polish–Teutonic War of 1519–1521. Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, secularised the order's state in Prussia and turned it into the hereditary Lutheran Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Polish crown. Two days later he paid homage to his uncle, King Sigismund I the Old, in Kraków's market square.

Treaty of Kraków
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