La partecipazione dei duchi di Masovia alle spedizioni armate di Ladislao II Jagiellone contro l'Ordine Teutonico come manifestazione dell'adempimento degli obblighi feudali

Abstract

During the reign of king Władysław II Jagiełło (1386-1434), the Mazovian Piasts participated actively in all conflagrations between their sovereign and forces of the Teutonic Order: at the beginning of the 1390s; during the so-called great war against the Teutonic Order 1409-1411; in warfare of 1414; in a short-lived military expedition of 1419 (abandoned due to the intervention of Sigismund of Luxembourg’s envoy, Bartholomew de Capra, Archbishop of Milan) and in the war of 1433. In this way, king Władysław II strenghtened his army, provided better supplies for his troops, and prevented the Mazovian Piasts from siding with the Teutonic Order.

Keywords

• the mazovian piasts
• the duchy of mazovia
• władysław ii jagiełło
• the teutonic order
• medieval armed conflicts