The Truce of Łęczyca was signed during the Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435) between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order in Łęczyca on December 15, 1433[1] (this has also led some Polish historians to divide this Polish–Teutonic War into two wars, in 1431–1433 and in 1435).[2] The Teutonic Knights, pressured by the citizens of their lands, agreed to the 12-year old truce[3][4] to other Polish demands, including that the Order would cease support to Švitrigaila (a Lithuanian noble who attempted to break the Polish-Lithuanian union with the aid of the Order); in addition each side would control the territories it occupied until a peace would be signed (uti possidetis), and no party would seek mediation of foreign powers to change this truce.[5][6] This marked the end of the war on Polish territories; the struggle on Lithuanian lands would continue for two more years[4] (as the truce with Poland did not extend to the Livonian Order).[5]
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- ^ Giertych, Jędrzej; Brazilla Carroll (1958). Poland and Germany: A Reply to Congressman B. Carrol Reece of Tennessee. Jędrzej Giertych, 37. OCLC 4169234.
- ^ (Polish) Prochaska, Antoni (1908). Król Władysław Jagiełło. Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, 267. OCLC 13016756.
- ^ a b (Polish) "Wojny polsko-krzyżackie". Encyklopedia WIEM. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.
- ^ a b (Polish) Koneczny, Feliks (1903). Dzieje polski za Jagiellonow. Kraków: Nakładem Krakowskiego Towarzystwa Oświaty Ludowej, 123. OCLC 123147077.
- ^ (Polish) Rogalski, Leon (1846). Dzieje Krzyżaków: oraz ich stosunki z Polska̜, Litwa̜ i Prussami II. Warsaw: Nakł. i drukiem S. Orgelbranda, 21. OCLC 38718035.
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