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==Terms== [[File:The Second Peace of Thorn.jpg|thumb|left|Peace treaty]] In the treaty, the Teutonic Order renounced any claims to the territories of [[Gdańsk Pomerania|Gdańsk/Eastern Pomerania]] and [[Chełmno Land]], which were reintegrated with Poland,{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=88–90, 206–207}} and the region of Elbing (Elbląg) and [[Malbork|Marienburg (Malbork)]], and the [[Bishopric of Warmia]], which were also recognized as part of Poland.{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=91–92, 209–210}}<ref name=ds>Daniel Stone, ''A History of East Central Europe'', University of Washington Press, 2001, p. 30, {{ISBN|0-295-98093-1}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=LFgB_l4SdHAC&pg=PA30 Google Books]</ref> The eastern part remained with the [[Teutonic Knights|Teutonic Order]] as a [[fief]] and [[protectorate]] of Poland, also considered an integral part of the "one and indivisible" Kingdom of Poland.{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=96–97, 214–215}} The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno]] became a suffragan of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno|Archdiocese of Gniezno]].{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=99, 217}} From now on, every [[Grand Master of the Teutonic Order]] was obliged to swear an oath of allegiance to the reigning Polish king within six months of taking office, and any new territorial acquisitions by the Teutonic Order, also outside [[Prussia (region)|Prussia]], would also be incorporated into Poland.{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=96–97, 215}} The Grand Master became a prince and counselor of the Polish king and the Kingdom of Poland.{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=96, 103, 214, 221}} [[Polish people|Poles]] were to be admitted to the Teutonic Order.{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=103, 221}} The Teutonic Knights were obliged to help Poland in the event of war, and were forbidden to wage war against Catholics without the consent of Polish kings.{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=98, 216}} Any [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] on both sides were to be released.{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=101–102, 220}} The treaty also dismissed any possibility of releasing the Teutonic Order from dependence to Poland or of any revision of the terms of the treaty by referring to any foreign authority, including [[Holy Roman Empire|imperial]] and papal.{{sfn|Górski|1949|pp=103, 221–222}}
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