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473:) with even larger territories. The king chose what he considered a solution that would be less harmful to the Polish Kingdom, that of peace. The Teutonic Order were at their peak of power and the outcome of a possible war would probably be unfavourable for Poland. In the provisions of the Kalisz treaty, King Casimir III was to give up the title and heir of Pomerelia. However, the rule of the previous supremacy of the Polish king over Pomerelia including Gdańsk, Chełmno Land and Michałów Land was recognized, King Casimir III did not confirm the rights to Pomerelia to the Teutonic Order, nor did he give it to the Teutonic Order, he merely relinquished reluctantly all rights to these lands. The formula, previously developed in 1335 at the 159: 794: 727: 59: 721: 788: 169: 493:, where King Casimir III was obliged to accept this earlier and much less favourable decision. Thus, in the Kalisz treaty, the Polish king made it clear that he was forced to renounce his rights to Pomerelia, and the formula: perpetual alms - would be a gross expropriation for the lands that really belonged to Poland (both historically and 481:) of the king of Poland to the Teutonic Order meant that on the one hand, the Teutonic Order recognized that these lands were previously Polish (which they previously denied), and at the same time could be theoretically the basis for reclamation claims, for example if the Teutonic Order were ingratitude. 497:
from time immemorial), and were illegally taken over by the Teutonic Order in 1308. At the same time, the king of Poland would also become a benefactor and patron of the Teutonic Order, who was obliged to provide military assistance and honorary tributes in money and in kind. In the event of the
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sided with the Teutonic Order, under these conditions, King Casimir III could either fight with them or make peace. Realising, however, that such a recuperation might prove impossible in his lifetime, whilst pursuing territorial recuperation and expansion south-eastward (in the
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of the concerned lands. Additionally, the treaty did not have Poland recognise the right of the Teutonic Order to the lands, leaving their status in a legal limbo. Poland had relinquished its claims but without recognising those of the Teutonic Order.
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Already in the very demand of the Teutonic Order, that the king would renounce his rights to Pomerelia, was however, to recognize him (especially after the resignation of the claim to the Polish crown of
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As a result, while Pomerelia remained a subject of contention, the treaty was followed by 66 years of peace between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order, until the conflict erupted again in the
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The Kalisz terms of peace, despite the possibility of a delay in the recovery of the lands of Pomerelia, were extremely important in solidifying the idea of the unification of the Polish Kingdom.
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Ratification of the drafted peace treaty written in Kalisz on 8 July 1343 and the formal oath-taking took place on 23 July 1343, in a
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The conclusion of the Treaty of Kalisz in 1343, was preceded by lengthy diplomatic and legal wrangling with a contentious Polish
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had submitted to the papal commission of inquiry (Papal Curia) a document that the Teutonic Order had acquired in 1309—in the
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Scriptores rerum Prussicarum: the historical sources of Prussian prehistory until the decline of the reigning Teutonic Order
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Map of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and territorial borders during the reign of Casimir III the Great (1333–1370)
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Scriptores rerum Prussicarum: die Geschichtsquellen der Preussischen Vorzeit bis zum Untergange der Ordensherrschaft
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Scriptores rerum Prussicarum: the historical sources of Prussian prehistory until the decline of the Teutonic Order
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Teutonic Order taking up war against Poland, it would theoretically lose the right to receive those donations.
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had in its possession since 1308, and which it viewed as its legal property since the conclusion of the
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This peace treaty meant territorial concessions from Poland, but from the point of view of the Polish "
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However, King Casimir III (and subsequently his successors) did not stop using the title of
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between King Casimir III and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Ludolf König von Wattzau.
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belonged to Poland, the State of the Teutonic Order did not give them away voluntarily.
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which began in 1326/1327. It put an end to the long-running diplomatic clashes over
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Hirsch, Theodor; Toppen, Max; Strehlke, Ernst (1863). "Footnote No. 324".
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Hirsch, Theodor; Toppen, Max; Strehlke, Ernst (1861). "Footnote No. 91".
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between 1329 and 1332. The peace agreement also confirmed seven cities:
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regained the Pomerelian lands, which were then incorporated into
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Reddaway, WF; Penson, JH; Halecki, O; Dyboski, R (1950).
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turned out to be an ally of the Teutonic Order. When the
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Treaty of Kalisz (1813)
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Peace treaty
Casimir III the Great
Pomerelia
Chełmno Land
Michałów Land
Kuyavia
Dobrzyń Land
State of the Teutonic Order
Kalisz
Greater Poland

Kingdom of Poland

State of the Teutonic Order
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Polish
German
peace treaty
Kalisz
Kingdom of Poland
Casimir III the Great
State of the Teutonic Order
Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
Ludolf König von Wattzau
Polish-Teutonic War
Pomerelia

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