Der Deutsche Orden und die Wahrnehmung der eigenen Handlungsspielräume. Vom Erstern Thorner Frieden (1411) bis zum Vertrag vom Melnosee (1422).By Mats Homann. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2025. Pp. 587. Hardback €80.00. ISBN 978-3847117094.

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how the German Order perceived and navigated its agency during significant historical treaties.
• Historical analysis of documents from 1411 to 1422
• Assessment of both the Thorner Peace and Melnosee Treaty
• Interpretation of political maneuvers within the context of medieval politics
• Identified key shifts in the Order's perception of its own agency.
• Illustrated the impact of treaties on the Order's political strategies and territorial control.

Abstract