1525 Prussian Homage
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1525 Prussian Homage was the ceremony in which the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, converted the monastic state into the secular Duchy of Prussia and swore fealty to the Polish king.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prussian Homage (1525) | 2 |
| 1525 Prussian Homage canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: 1525 Prussian Homage Context triple: [Teutonic Order, secularization, 1525 Prussian Homage]
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Battle of Mühlberg
The Battle of Mühlberg (1547) was a decisive engagement of the Schmalkaldic War in which Emperor Charles V’s forces crushed the Protestant Schmalkaldic League, significantly strengthening Habsburg power in the Holy Roman Empire.
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Cologne War
The Cologne War was a late 16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire sparked by a Catholic archbishop’s conversion to Protestantism, exemplifying the religious and political struggles of the European wars of religion.
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Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain was a decisive 1620 clash near Prague in which Catholic Habsburg forces crushed the Bohemian Protestant revolt, marking an early turning point in the Thirty Years' War and leading to re-Catholicization and Habsburg dominance in Bohemia.
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Battle of Torgau
The Battle of Torgau was a pivotal 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Frederick the Great’s Prussian army fought the Austrians in one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most tactically complex battles.
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Battle of Köslin
The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
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Target entity: 1525 Prussian Homage Target entity description: 1525 Prussian Homage was the ceremony in which the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, converted the monastic state into the secular Duchy of Prussia and swore fealty to the Polish king.
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A.
Battle of Mühlberg
The Battle of Mühlberg (1547) was a decisive engagement of the Schmalkaldic War in which Emperor Charles V’s forces crushed the Protestant Schmalkaldic League, significantly strengthening Habsburg power in the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Cologne War
The Cologne War was a late 16th-century conflict in the Holy Roman Empire sparked by a Catholic archbishop’s conversion to Protestantism, exemplifying the religious and political struggles of the European wars of religion.
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C.
Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain was a decisive 1620 clash near Prague in which Catholic Habsburg forces crushed the Bohemian Protestant revolt, marking an early turning point in the Thirty Years' War and leading to re-Catholicization and Habsburg dominance in Bohemia.
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D.
Battle of Torgau
The Battle of Torgau was a pivotal 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Frederick the Great’s Prussian army fought the Austrians in one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most tactically complex battles.
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E.
Battle of Köslin
The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hołd pruski
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Prussian Homage ⓘ |
| chronology | early modern period ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1525-04-10 ⓘ |
| depicts | Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach kneeling before Sigismund I the Old ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
German historical works on Prussia
ⓘ
Polish chronicles of the 16th century ⓘ |
| follows |
Teutonic–Polish–Lithuanian conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Teutonic War (1519–1521)
|
| genre | act of homage ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Treaty of Kraków (1525)
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secularization of the Teutonic Order by Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach becoming Duke of Prussia
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Teutonic Order losing territorial sovereignty in Prussia ⓘ confirmation of the Treaty of Kraków (1525) ⓘ creation of the Duchy of Prussia ⓘ end of the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia ⓘ establishment of Prussia as a Polish fief ⓘ introduction of Lutheranism in Prussia as a ducal state religion ⓘ secularization of the Teutonic Order state in Prussia ⓘ strengthening of Polish suzerainty over Prussia ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
desire of Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach to secure hereditary rule in Prussia
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resolution of the Polish–Teutonic conflict ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach
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Bona Sforza ⓘ szlachta ⓘ
surface form:
Polish nobility
Prussian estates ⓘ Sigismund I the Old ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation | painting "Prussian Homage" by Jan Matejko ⓘ |
| influenced |
later rise of Brandenburg-Prussia
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political structure of northeastern Europe ⓘ |
| involves |
conversion of the Teutonic monastic state into a secular duchy
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oath of fealty by Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach to the Polish king ⓘ recognition of Polish suzerainty over Prussia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| location |
Kraków
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Main Square, Kraków ⓘ
surface form:
Main Market Square in Kraków
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| mainSubject |
Duchy of Prussia
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Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| partOf |
Teutonic–Polish–Lithuanian conflicts
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surface form:
Polish–Teutonic relations
history of Poland in the 16th century ⓘ history of Prussia ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 10 April 1525 ⓘ |
| significantEventFor |
Duchy of Prussia
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Kingdom of Poland ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ |
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Subject: 1525 Prussian Homage Description of subject: 1525 Prussian Homage was the ceremony in which the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, converted the monastic state into the secular Duchy of Prussia and swore fealty to the Polish king.
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