Editing Lübeck (section)

===Hanseatic city===
[[File:Nuremberg chronicles f 265-66 (Lubeca).jpg|thumb|400px|Lübeck as illustrated in the ''[[Nuremberg Chronicle]]'', 1493]]

Around 1200, the port became the main point of departure for colonists leaving for the Baltic territories conquered by the [[Livonian Order]], and later, by the [[Teutonic Order]]. In 1226, Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] elevated the town to the status of an Imperial free city, by which it became the [[Free City of Lübeck]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

In the 14th century, Lübeck became the "Queen of the [[Hanseatic League]]", being by far the largest and most powerful member of that medieval trade organization. In 1375, Emperor [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]] named Lübeck one of the five "Glories of the Empire", a title shared with [[Venice]], [[Rome]], [[Pisa]], and [[Florence]].

Several conflicts about trading privileges resulted in fighting between Lübeck (with the Hanseatic League) and Denmark and Norway – with varying outcome. While Lübeck and the Hanseatic League prevailed in conflicts in 1435 and 1512, Lübeck lost when it became involved in the [[Count's Feud]], a civil war that raged in Denmark from 1534 to 1536. Lübeck also joined the pro-Lutheran [[Schmalkaldic League]] of the mid-16th century.