Baltic wars of conquest
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The Baltic wars of conquest were a series of medieval military campaigns by Christian powers to subjugate and convert the pagan peoples around the eastern and southeastern coasts of the Baltic Sea.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern Crusades
ⓘ
medieval military campaign ⓘ religious war ⓘ |
| endDate | 14th century ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | integration of Baltic region into Latin Christendom ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion | Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
control of trade routes in the Baltic Sea
ⓘ
religious conversion ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Christianization of much of the Baltic region
ⓘ
decline of pagan Baltic religions ⓘ establishment of crusader states in the Baltic region ⓘ expansion of German influence in the Baltic ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryBelligerent |
Christian powers
ⓘ
pagan peoples of the Baltic region ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
Christianization of pagan peoples
ⓘ
subjugation of pagan peoples ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
eastern Baltic coast
ⓘ
southeastern Baltic coast ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent |
Danish conquest of Estonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Livonian Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish crusades to Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAspect | Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
High Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| involvesEntity |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Livonian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesPeople |
Baltic tribes
ⓘ
Danish crusaders ⓘ Finnic peoples ⓘ German crusaders ⓘ Slavic peoples of the Baltic region ⓘ Swedish crusaders ⓘ |
| startDate | 12th century ⓘ |
| targetsGroup |
Curonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Estonians NERFINISHED ⓘ Letts NERFINISHED ⓘ Livonians NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Prussians NERFINISHED ⓘ Semigallians NERFINISHED ⓘ Yotvingians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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