History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 240. Episode 249, the Baltic Crusades, the Prussian Crusade, the Prussian Crusade Part 17, the

end of the second insurrection.

Hello again.

Last week we saw Samland surrender to Latin Christian control, but we also saw Duke Schvelter-Pelk's son, Duke Mestven, decide to join the second Prussian insurrection. Hoping to succeed where his father had failed, Duke

Mestvin took up position inside the only castle in his possession on the vestula and attempted a blockade of the

river. However, things didn't go the Duke's way. The Teutonic Order invaded Pomeralia and the Duke's

brother signed a peace treaty with the order. However Duke Mestven's troubles are only just

beginning as King Otica has decided to go on Crusade to Prussia. Now everyone from the Pope

Downwoods had been trying to get King Otar to go to Prussia on Crusade since the start of the second

Prussian insurrection. But things kept coming up.

King Otica married an attractive young woman whom he wished to spend time with.

Then he had rebellions in Austria to deal with, but finally by the year 1267, with the promise

of land in Sedovia being dangled in front of him, King Otica decided it was time to go and

bring the Prussians and the Duke of Pomeralia into line and score himself parts of Prussia into the bargain.

Now King Otica was able to command a sizable army. He was, after all, arguably the most powerful

man in the Holy Roman Empire, and he actually had his eye on the still vacant imperial throne, an ambition which could

only be enhanced by a successful Prussian Crusade. In fact the army commanded by King Otica was so

impressive that the Teutonic Order began to get a little nervous and they made King Otica sign an agreement

that he would limit his conquest of Prussia to lands in Sodovia and Galindia and would not take any

further land belonging to the Order.

With the formalities all in place, King Otica set off in December, gathering more

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