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| The '''Treaty of Welawa''' (]: ''Vertrag von Wehlau'') was a ] signed in the eastern ]n town of ] (''Wehlau'') between ] and ] during ] on ], ]. | The '''Treaty of Welawa''' (]: ''Vertrag von Wehlau'') was a ] signed in the eastern ]n town of ] (''Wehlau'') between ] and ] during ] on ], ]. | ||
| ] ], the "Great ]" of ], cancelled his alliance with King ] of ] and, in return, King ] of Poland gave Frederick William full sovereignty over ], which henceforth ceased to be a Polish ]. The treaty was amended by the ] of ] ]. According to the terms of the treaty, in case the ] dynasty died out, Ducal Prussia was to return to the Polish crown. |
] ], the "Great ]" of ], cancelled his alliance with King ] of ] and, in return, King ] of Poland gave Frederick William full sovereignty over ], which henceforth ceased to be a Polish ]. The treaty was amended by the ] of ] ]. According to the terms of the treaty, in case the ] dynasty died out, Ducal Prussia was to return to the Polish crown. Although after the Hohenzollerns fell from power in 1918, the territory remained in Germany as the exclave of ]. At the end of ] the Soviet Union took over territories east of the Oder and Neisse rivers that were part of the ].Some parts of the territory were returned to Poland while the ] part remained with the Soviet Union. A portion of the territory was also given to Lithuania. | ||
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The Treaty of Welawa (German: Vertrag von Wehlau) was a treaty signed in the eastern Prussian town of Welawa (Wehlau) between Poland and Brandenburg-Prussia during the Swedish Deluge on September 9, 1657.
Margrave Frederick William, the "Great Elector" of Brandenburg, cancelled his alliance with King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and, in return, King John II Casimir of Poland gave Frederick William full sovereignty over Ducal Prussia, which henceforth ceased to be a Polish fief. The treaty was amended by the Treaty of Bydgoszcz of November 6 1657. According to the terms of the treaty, in case the Hohenzollern dynasty died out, Ducal Prussia was to return to the Polish crown. Although after the Hohenzollerns fell from power in 1918, the territory remained in Germany as the exclave of East Prussia. At the end of Second World War the Soviet Union took over territories east of the Oder and Neisse rivers that were part of the Nazi Germany.Some parts of the territory were returned to Poland while the northern part part remained with the Soviet Union. A portion of the territory was also given to Lithuania.
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