During the reign of king Władysław II Jagiełło (1386-1434), the Mazovian Piasts participated actively in all conflagrations between their sovereign and forces of the Teutonic Order: at the beginning of the 1390s; during the so-called great war against the Teutonic Order 1409-1411; in warfare of 1414; in a short-lived military expedition of 1419 (abandoned due to the intervention of Sigismund of Luxembourg's envoy, Bartholomew de Capra, Archbishop of Milan) and in the war of 1433. In this way, king Władysław II strenghtened his army, provided better supplies for his troops, and prevented the Mazovian Piasts from siding with the Teutonic Order.
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Za panowania Władysława Jagiełły (1386-1434) Piastowie mazowieccy aktywnie uczestniczyli we wszystkich konfliktach zbrojnych toczonych pomiędzy swoim suwerenem a siłami Zakonu Krzyżackiego – na początku lat dziewięćdziesiątych XIV w.; w czasie tzw. wielkiej wojny z Zakonem Krzyżackim 1409-1411; w walkach 1414 r.; w krótkotrwałej wyprawie 1419 r. (zaniechanej na skutek interwencji wysłannika Zygmunta Luksemburskiego, arcybiskupa Mediolanu Bartłomiej de Capra) i w wojnie 1433 r. W ten sposób król Władysław II wzmacniał własne siły wojskowe, zapewniał lepszą aprowizację dla swoich wojsk i uniemożliwiał Piastom mazowieckim (zwłaszcza Siemowitowi IV) opowiedzenie się po stronie zakonu.
The Mazovian dukes married Ruthenian princesses four times: these were the marriages of Conrad I with Agaphia, daughter of Sviatoslav Igorevich; Boleslaus I with Anastasia, the daughter of the former Prince of Belsk, Alexander Vsevolodovich; Siemovit I and Pereyaslava; and the one between Troyden and Mary, daughter of George I, Prince of Halych. Each of these marriages was arranged in particular circumstances and was aimed to achieve certain political goals. The article discusses the political situation that lead to and resulted from these matrimonies. The marriage of Conrad I and Agaphia was arranged to strengthen the alliance between the sons of Casimir the Just and Sviatoslav Igorevich, father of Agaphia. This alliance did not last long, but despite its dissolution and the death of Sviatoslav, Conrad I did not decide to break his marriage with Agaphia and send her away. The marriages of Boleslaus I with Anastasia and Siemovit I with Pereyaslava, contracted almost simultaneously, secured the eastern borders of the Duchy of Mazovia and provided Daniel of Halych with a strong Polish ally who could be engaged in the military coalition against Yotvingian tribes. In the following years Siemovit and Daniel cooperated in achieving their political and military objectives many times over, and Siemovit even participated in the coronation ceremony of his Ruthenian ally. The matrimony of Troyden and Mary was arranged to renew and strengthen good relations between the Piasts of Mazovia and Rurikids. The momentous political implications of this marriage were revealed many years later, when Boleslaus, son of Troyden and Mary, became the ruler of Galicia and Volhynia. The article is based on medieval written sources – mainly chronicles and annals – of Polish and Ruthenian origins that were confronted with relevant historical studies.
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