Heinrich Reffle von Richtenberg
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Heinrich Reffle von Richtenberg (died 1477) was the 33rd Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
, serving from 1470 to 1477.
After being defeated in the Thirteen Years' War, the Teutonic Order was forced to surrender western Prussia
to Poland and become Polish vassals in the Second Peace of Thorn of 1466. Von Richtenberg's predecessor Heinrich Reuß von Plauen
had delayed his in order to avoid having to pay homage to the King of Poland. After finally doing so in 1470, he died on his way home.
The main struggle in Prussia
during the tenure of von Richtenberg was the War of the Priests
, a dispute between the Bishopric of Warmia, which claimed to have received Prince-Bishop
ric status by Emperor Charles IV
a century prior, and King Casimir IV Jagiellon
of Poland. The Order successfully supported Nicolaus von Tüngen
in the dispute.
Von Richtenberg died in Königsberg
.
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
, serving from 1470 to 1477.
After being defeated in the Thirteen Years' War, the Teutonic Order was forced to surrender western Prussia
Royal Prussia
Royal Prussia was a Region of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . Polish Prussia included Pomerelia, Chełmno Land , Malbork Voivodeship , Gdańsk , Toruń , and Elbląg . It is distinguished from Ducal Prussia...
to Poland and become Polish vassals in the Second Peace of Thorn of 1466. Von Richtenberg's predecessor Heinrich Reuß von Plauen
Heinrich Reuß von Plauen
Heinrich Reuß von Plauen was the 32nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, serving from 1467 to 1470. He was the nephew of the previous Grand Master, Ludwig von Erlichshausen, and a distant relative to the 27th Grand Master, Heinrich von Plauen.-Biography:Reuß von Plauen came from the Reuss family...
had delayed his in order to avoid having to pay homage to the King of Poland. After finally doing so in 1470, he died on his way home.
The main struggle in Prussia
Prussia (region)
Prussia is a historical region in Central Europe extending from the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea to the Masurian Lake District. It is now divided between Poland, Russia, and Lithuania...
during the tenure of von Richtenberg was the War of the Priests
War of the Priests
The War of the Priests was a drawn-out dispute with Poland over the independence of the Royal Prussian Prince-Bishopric of Ermland . The Second Treaty of Thorn that had been sealed in 1466 at Toruń affected also the Bishopric of Warmia, which claimed to have received Prince-Bishopric status a...
, a dispute between the Bishopric of Warmia, which claimed to have received Prince-Bishop
Prince-Bishop
A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
ric status by Emperor Charles IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
a century prior, and King Casimir IV Jagiellon
Casimir IV Jagiellon
Casimir IV KG of the House of Jagiellon was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440, and King of Poland from 1447, until his death.Casimir was the second son of King Władysław II Jagiełło , and the younger brother of Władysław III of Varna....
of Poland. The Order successfully supported Nicolaus von Tüngen
Nicolaus von Tüngen
Nicolaus of Tüngen was bishop of Warmia from 1467 until 1489....
in the dispute.
Von Richtenberg died in Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
.