History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 260

and six. Episode 269, the Baltic Crusades, the Levonian Crusade Part 47, the end of the Civil War.

Hello again.

Last week we saw the Samagitzian Crusade spring back into life

with Grand Master Orsylen and King John of Bohemia intent on

conquering Samagetia while Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland moved in to oppose them.

By the end of last week's episode, a truce had been called between the warring parties, followed by Grand Master Orsylans

unexpected assassination by a violent and unpredictable Teutonic Night.

This week we are leaving all the drama in Prussia and Samagetia aside and heading back to Lavonia.

For some time now in our episodes dedicated to Livonia we have seen Archbishop Friedrich hover around in Avignon trying to attract the attention of the Pope in order to

convince him to give the Livonian chapter of the Teut Order, a pummeling.

Archbishop Friedrich did finally attract the attention of the Pope in episode 267 when Pope Pope John the 22nd sent him off to Lithuania to oversee the

negotiations for the conversion of the Lithuanians to Christianity, a mission which was ultimately unsuccessful.

We returned to Livonia in May of the year 1328 when Grand Master Orselin has just appointed a man called

Eberhard von Monheim to the position of Master of Livonia.

Now we've seen from our recent episode on the Samagetsian Crusade that Grand Master Orsalin isn't the sort of leader to shy away from a conflict.

And the appointment of Master Eberhard was definitely a move designed to provoke conflict in Laveonia.

Eberhard von Monheim was a military man, not a peacemaker. He had been Castellan of both Vindau and Goldigan

castles and was known for the aggressive action he had taken against citizens from Riga who had been

residing in Curland. Less than a month after Master Eberhard had travelled to Livonia to take up his post, the Regans decided to take the initiative.

They staged an audacious and ambitious night assault on the orders

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