Michałów Land
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Michałów Land (
Kingdom of Poland and the State of the Teutonic Order
.
Name
It was named after Castle Michelau/Michałowo (it is part of the city of Brodnica (Strasburg), which was destroyed well before 1789).
Geography
From a geographical perspective, it was sometimes also considered part of
Kulmerland, although it is east of the river Drwęca (Drewenz). The land of Michałowo and Lubawa (Löbau) were part of Prussian
territory in direct vicinity of the Kulmerland.
History
Conquered in the 11th century a territory named
fragmentation of Poland had made themselves independent of the Polish rulers
. The small territories of Michelau and Löbau were bouncing back and force in between.
The rulers of
Kujavia and Masovia had given lands to the monk and apostle of the Prussians, Christian of Oliva, He was declared first bishop of Prussia by the pope
and he also bought additional territories. A Prussian chieftain had given bishop Christian his land Löbau, by accepting Christianisation at Rome.
In 1303 the
Second Peace of Toruń it was incorporated into Poland, as part of the Chełmno Voivodeship
.
The area is mentioned in the
Treaty of Lake Melno
.
See also
External links
- 1500s Map of Old Prussian Land (Altpreussen) with Culmerland, Sassen, Galindia (Michelau and Löbau) Michelauer Land and Teutonic Knights