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The Last Years of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania: Decline, Geopolitics, and Secularization

"The final years of the Teutonic Knights' presence in and around Lithuania marked a dramatic geopolitical transformation, shifting from medieval crusade-era warfare to early modern territorial diplomacy. This era was defined by the fading military supremacy of the Monastic State, the rise of the centralized Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, secularization, and the integration of Baltic lands into European state systems. Introduction to the Decline of the Monastic State The terminal phase of the Teutonic Order’s dominion in the Baltic region unfolded across the late 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries. Originally established to Christianize the..."

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