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Chapter 29: The Prussian Union

In 1454, a major event that affected the European world began. The Prussian Alliance rebelled, established the Principality of Prussia, and fought against the Teutonic Knights.

Contrary to the views of most people in later generations, today's Prussia is not the first Protestant princely state in northern Germany that defeated Napoleon in later generations. The current Prussian Alliance is just a loose organization formed by a few nobles to escape the control of the Teutonic Knights.

Dependent on the King of Poland to rule,

After that, the elector Brandenburg within the HRE obtained the permission of the King of Poland and inherited the Principality of Prussia, thus achieving the great achievements of the German Empire.

On the day the uprising broke out, representatives of the Prussian nobility were canonized by King Camicius IV of Poland, officially crowned as Grand Duke of Prussia, and swore allegiance to Camicius IV.

When the news came, the grand master of the Teutonic Knights immediately declared that the coronation of the Grand Duke of Prussia was illegal and condemned the behavior of Camicius. Later, with the mediation of the papal envoy, the two sides still could not reach an agreement.

On May 28, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights slammed the door on the spot during the negotiation and the negotiations broke down. On June 3, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights gave a speech in Danzig, and war broke out.

"What did the Prussian representative say?" Camiczh IV paid close attention to the situation in the Baltic Sea.

"Grand Duke Bessen explained the difficulties to us and stated that he could not replenish our troops, but he could provide us with financial assistance."

The Principality of Prussia had just been established. To be honest, there were only a few nobles and it was natural that they had little military strength. This was why they were looking for help everywhere.

The Prussian Alliance also sought help from the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, but at that time Frederick was busy on a pilgrimage to Rome. As one of the three Holy Knights, the Teutonic Knights had a lot to say in front of the Roman Pope.

Frederick did not want to stalemate the relationship at this juncture, so he rejected the alliance's proposal in the imperial court and declared it an illegal organization.

Kamichi was a little hesitant, but the consultant's words made him determined.

"In addition, we learned that Janos of Hungary led the army to leave Pest and arrived in Belgrade. It was initially judged that it was related to Constantine."

Hearing this, Camicchi was very surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it felt very reasonable. He no longer hesitated at the moment, slapped the table, and stood up with a bang.

"In that case, let's make a quick decision."

The national power of the Teutonic Knights is far inferior to that of Kamiczh. After all, he is now not only the King of Poland, but also the Grand Duke of Lithuania. The entire Eastern Europe is under the rule of this king, except for the Principality of Moscow in the "wild land".

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But the Teutonic Knights have an advantage. They have a great influence on the Pope and are close to the HRE. Such an invasion can easily arouse the sympathy of the countries within the HRE.

Speaking of the Shinra, this is simply a weirdo. Within the Shinra, there are village-level princes and uncles everywhere. In the 590,000 square kilometers of the Shinra, there are actually more than 300 countries, large and small.

, of course, these countries are also slowly annexing, thus becoming what they are now.

On the land of Central Europe, a knight galloped past, bringing up bursts of dust, and arrived at a typical Central European countryside.

The buildings in the village are concentrated in the center, the streets are crowded, and outside the village are endless cultivated fields, extending to the forest in the distance.

The knight arrived all the way to the center of the village, and an ancient castle stood out. At this time, a man was already looking forward to something. When he saw the knight coming, he eagerly stepped forward and took the file that the knight took out of his arms. He looked at it for a moment and turned around.

Enter the castle,

"Your Majesty, something big has happened." This man was the advisor of Frederick III and had Frederick's trust.

I saw Frederick with his eyes closed and the old god sitting on the ground in front of the fire, as if asleep, turning a deaf ear to the advisor's words.

Seeing this scene, the consultant knew that Frederick's old habit had returned, so he had no choice but to go out first, knock on the door, come in again, perform a standard courtesy, and then saw Frederick open his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the Teutonic Knights and Camiche are at war."

The consultant's words were a bit hasty, but Frederick was not panicked and played with the exquisite porcelain from the East in his hand.

"Isn't this a matter of time? What? Our leader Kage is here to fight against the autumn wind again?"

The Knights are like this. Whenever something happens, they go around collecting donations in the name of God. I don’t know if God will be angry to death if he finds out.

"Um, yes, Captain Kagg's envoy has given a speech throughout the empire, calling on everyone to resist the power." The consultant was a little helpless.

Frederick was disdainful. Isn't this a typical double standard? Why didn't you say you were resisting power when you were acting like a Teutonic?

The three major knights have branches in every country, but they are mainly concentrated in the Livonian Knights of Livonia, the Teutonic Knights of the Baltic Sea and the Knights Hospitaller of Rhode Island. Although there are no

There is a relationship between superiors and subordinates, but the Teutonic strength is the strongest among these people. On weekdays, relying on the Pope, he does all kinds of evil.

Of course, this means that for the rulers and ordinary people, the three major knights are still very prestigious.

"Ignore him, but don't interfere with him." Frederick was not interested in the trivial matters between them. As long as it did not threaten the Holy Roman Empire, he didn't care.

In his opinion, the help in the Imperial Court last year was already a great gift from the Empire. The Teutonic Knights should know how to be grateful instead of blindly asking for it from the Empire.

The war between the two sides was even more childish in his opinion. Previously, the Teutonic Knights were defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian coalition in the Battle of Grinwald. In order to repay the compensation, they levied additional domestic taxes. In the end, this group of nobles even turned to the Poles.

Give them shelter and even Frederick doesn't believe it when they say there is no inside transaction.

After thinking for a moment, Frederick decided to symbolically help the Teutonic Knights. After all, neighbors like the Teutonic Knights are more reassuring than neighbors like Poland.

"Forget it, send someone to deliver 10,000 ducats to Kag, and we won't care about the rest."

Similar scenes continue to play out within the HRE, especially the Pope, who wrote a direct letter severely scolding Kamichi and threatened to form a coalition to intervene in the war. However, when it came to specific actions, not many countries responded to the Pope's call.

, which made Camicchi, who was originally worried, even more determined,
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