Treaty of Lubowla

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The Spiš (Zips) region. Light blue and green areas show the pawned territories, red line shows current borders, yellow former border between then Hungary and Poland and the black borders between counties

Treaty of Lubowla of 1412 was a treaty between

Władysław II, King of Poland, and Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary. They Negotiated in the town of Lublo (today Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia), it was confirmed later that year in Buda
.

Treaty

The treaty was negotiated by

Spisz (Zips)
, as well as a right to incorporate them into Poland until the debt is repaid.

After the meeting in

Zawisza Czarny, his brother Firlej, Scibor Jedrzny of Ostoja, Dobko of Oleśnica and Powała of Taczew
.

Aftermath

The treaty was never broken yet the debt was not repaid and the area of

Spisz remained a part of Poland until the Partitions of Poland in late 18th century, when in 1769, during the Bar Confederation, the Austrian forces of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor took control of the towns acting under the pretext of securing the region from war. It never returned to Poland; instead, Polish weakness encouraged the Habsburg monarchy to take part in the First Partition of Poland
.

See also

References

  • Julia Radziszewska, Studia spiskie. Katowice 1985 (in Polish)
  • Terra Scepusiensis. Stan badań nad dziejami Spiszu, Lewocza-Wrocław, 2003. (in Polish)