Redbeard
Banned
Tried to flesh it out a bit and changed my mind regarding Neumark.
Please make some comments about this
Peace of Torun:
Representatives from those involved in the War of the Prussian Confederation convene in Torun in the beginning of the year. Present are also dignitaries from the Hanseatic League and the Dutch cities looking to protect their trade interests.
The position of the Union Kingdom is represented by King Håkon VII himself:
The Polish and Prussian demands are rather obvious:
- Return of Gotland to the Union Crown
- Further surrendering of Teutonic Order property to compensate war expenses
- Polish & Prussian assistance in returning Northern Estonia to the Union Crown
- Trade privileges in Prussia and Poland
Unhappy about the whole situation, the Dutch and the Hansa tries to avoid that any part (but themselves) will gain dominance in the Baltic trade. This is best be achieved by a status quo peace and guaranties against similar events in Livonia, thus their position:
- Secularizing of the Teutonic Orders territory
- The Prussian Confederation to become part of the Polish crown
- Neumark to the Polish crown
· Dissolution of the Teutonic Order
· Prussian Confederation secularized but independent
· Guaranties to the Livonian Confederations independence
· Continuation of old trade privileges
The Poles control the situation and can pretty much dictate a peace, but some considerations obviously have to be made. The Union King will have to be awarded for his support and the Dutch and the Hansa must not be provoked into hostilities. Thus the peace treaty incorporates the Polish demands while trying to balance the two other views.
The Peace of Torun is signed in January:
King Håkon VII is satisfied even tough he did not gain anything in Estonia. The Dutch and Hansa maintained status quo in Livonia, but had to accept the obvious in Prussia. The Polish King has acquired a vibrant and grateful territory in Prussia, free from Polish and Lithuanian nobility.
- Prussia is secularized and The Prussian Confederation becomes part of the Polish crown
- Neumark becomes a Polish Crown territory within the Holy Roman Empire
- Poland and Lithuania guaranties the coherence of the Livonian Confederacy’s territory
- Old trade privileges continued
- The island of Gotland is returned to King Håkon VII
- The Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order is left in custody of the Royal Scandic Trading Company. Ransom for his release is expected from the remaining possessions of the Order in the Holy Roman Empire
I must admit I have lost the general overview, what year are we in?
I like the idea of Poland being a major opponent across the Baltic, that was indeed also the case in OTL 16th and early 17th century. But anything called Prussia IMHO is either ASB or confusing in a TL with an unitied Scandinavia and a strong Poland (ASB if it is anything in size like the OTL Prussia and confusing if its not).
The clashes with the Polish in early 17th century to a large degree created the Swedish army under Gustav Adolph we know from the 30 Years War. I guess this is also going to happen here (if not - why?), but in this TL with at least double the strength behind it. That will have to be of importance in future clashes - with the Emperor!
But I realise I thereby break one of your underlying doctrines - don't let this evolve into a Scandinavian Union mingling in continental affairs
Regards
Steffen Redbeard
