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Northern Crusades / Baltic Crusades

1193 CE – 1290 CE

Catholic military orders waged a century of crusades to conquer and Christianise the pagan peoples of the Baltic region.

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Northern Crusades / Baltic Crusades

1193 CE – 1290 CE

Catholic military orders waged a century of crusades to conquer and Christianise the pagan peoples of the Baltic region. The Teutonic Knights established a powerful monastic state in Prussia and Livonia that shaped the region's politics for centuries.

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