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King Wenceslas’ relations with the Teutonic Order in light of the dispute over the Archbishopric of Riga (1392–1397)

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  • Mihkel Mäesalu

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King Wenceslas of the Romans (1378–1400) and of Bohemia (1378–1419) supported the Teutonic Knights, but his involvement in the Eastern Baltic region during the 1390s turned him into an enemy of the Knights. This paper argues that the change in Wenceslas’ policy was solely in the interests of his courtier Duke Swantibor of Pomerania-Stettin, who sought to establish his son as Archbishop of Riga. Wenceslas’ support for Swantibor owed to the traditions of courtly favor and instability in Bohemia, not out of any personal grudge against the Knights, as was claimed in earlier historiography.

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  • Mihkel Mäesalu, 2016. "King Wenceslas’ relations with the Teutonic Order in light of the dispute over the Archbishopric of Riga (1392–1397)," Journal of Baltic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(3), pages 369-383, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rbalxx:v:47:y:2016:i:3:p:369-383
    DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2016.1178656
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