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    Jan Žižka, a Czech ally of Poland, is killing a German knight Heinrich von Schwelborn; next to Žižka, Zawisza Czarny is taking down another German knight;...
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  • The castle was to become administrative center of Samogitia. Heinrich von Schwelborn was appointed as the vogt to facilitate territory's incorporation...
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    first time. In the summer of 1400, the Teutonic Grandmaster sent Heinrich von Schwelborn to govern Samogitia from castles in Kaunas and Friedeburgh. The...
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