With the treaty, Mestwin gave some of his possessions to the margraves, and had them returned as a fief. Excluded from the return was the Białogard (Belgard) area, including Świecie (Schwetz), which remained under direct Brandenburgian rule. In turn the margraves financed the duke, e.g. for the marriage of Mestwin's daughter Catherine with Pribislaw II of Parchim-Richtenberg (part of Mecklenburg).
Through this treaty, Brandenburg gained direct access to the Baltic Sea.
The signing of the treaty provoked a rebellion by the nobility of the region who were opposed to the Brandenburgians. Likewise, Mestwin's brother Warcisław of Gdańsk (Danzig), and his uncle, Sambor II took the opportunity to try and depose Mestwin. However, Warcisław died in 1270 while Sambor was defeated with the help of the Polish duke Bolesław the Pious.
In 1273 Mestwin found himself in open conflict against the margraves who refused to remove their troops from Gdańsk, Mestwin's possession, which he had been forced to temporarily lease to them during his struggles against Warcisław and Sambor. Since the lease had now expired, through this action, the Margrave Conrad broke the treaty and subsequent agreements, in the hopes of capturing as much of Mestwin's Pomeralia as possible. Mestwin, unable to dislodge the Brandenburgian troops himself called in the aid of Bolesław the Pious, whose troops took the city with a direct attack. The war against Brandenburg ended in 1273 with a treaty (possibly signed at Drawno Bridge), in which Brandenburg returned Gdańsk to Mestwin while he rendered feudal homage to the margraves for the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp.
In a subsequent treaty of 1282, the Treaty of Kępno signed with the Polish duke (later, king) Przemysł II, Mestwin transferred the suzerainty over all of Pomeralia and Gdańsk Pomerania, including Słupsk (Stolp) and Sławno (Schlawe) to Poland. Przemysł took control over the area but was murdered by agents of Brandenburg in 1296. The subsequent conflict over the area led to the Teutonic takeover of Danzig in 1308.[1]
Referencesedit
^David Abulafia, The New Cambridge Medieval History
External linksedit
Full text of the treaty of Arnswalde (1269) (in Latin) in Morin FH (1838): Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis I, p. 101.
Full text of the treaty of Drage Bridge (1273) (in Latin) in Morin FH (1838): Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis I, p. 121.
December 03, 2023
treaty, arnswalde, treaty, choszczno, signed, april, 1269, between, three, brandenburgian, margraves, ascanians, john, otto, conrad, duke, mestwin, pomerelia, mściwój, arnswalde, then, fortified, place, brandenburgian, march, choszczno, poland, with, treaty, m. The Treaty of Arnswalde Treaty of Choszczno was signed on 1 April 1269 between three Brandenburgian margraves the Ascanians John II Otto IV and Conrad and Duke Mestwin II of Pomerelia Msciwoj II in Arnswalde then a fortified place in the Brandenburgian New March now Choszczno Poland With the treaty Mestwin gave some of his possessions to the margraves and had them returned as a fief Excluded from the return was the Bialogard Belgard area including Swiecie Schwetz which remained under direct Brandenburgian rule In turn the margraves financed the duke e g for the marriage of Mestwin s daughter Catherine with Pribislaw II of Parchim Richtenberg part of Mecklenburg Through this treaty Brandenburg gained direct access to the Baltic Sea The signing of the treaty provoked a rebellion by the nobility of the region who were opposed to the Brandenburgians Likewise Mestwin s brother Warcislaw of Gdansk Danzig and his uncle Sambor II took the opportunity to try and depose Mestwin However Warcislaw died in 1270 while Sambor was defeated with the help of the Polish duke Boleslaw the Pious In 1273 Mestwin found himself in open conflict against the margraves who refused to remove their troops from Gdansk Mestwin s possession which he had been forced to temporarily lease to them during his struggles against Warcislaw and Sambor Since the lease had now expired through this action the Margrave Conrad broke the treaty and subsequent agreements in the hopes of capturing as much of Mestwin s Pomeralia as possible Mestwin unable to dislodge the Brandenburgian troops himself called in the aid of Boleslaw the Pious whose troops took the city with a direct attack The war against Brandenburg ended in 1273 with a treaty possibly signed at Drawno Bridge in which Brandenburg returned Gdansk to Mestwin while he rendered feudal homage to the margraves for the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp In a subsequent treaty of 1282 the Treaty of Kepno signed with the Polish duke later king Przemysl II Mestwin transferred the suzerainty over all of Pomeralia and Gdansk Pomerania including Slupsk Stolp and Slawno Schlawe to Poland Przemysl took control over the area but was murdered by agents of Brandenburg in 1296 The subsequent conflict over the area led to the Teutonic takeover of Danzig in 1308 1 References edit David Abulafia The New Cambridge Medieval HistoryExternal links editFull text of the treaty of Arnswalde 1269 in Latin in Morin FH 1838 Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis I p 101 Full text of the treaty of Drage Bridge 1273 in Latin in Morin FH 1838 Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis I p 121 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Treaty of Arnswalde amp oldid 1031367187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
