Bohemian mercenaries agreed to sell this castle to Casimir IV during the Thirteen Years’ War. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this massive Brick Gothic castle in Pomerania, the namesake of a city that was the seat of the Teutonic Knights until 1457.
ANSWER: Malbork Castle [accept Marienburg Castle; accept Ordensburg Marienburg]
[10e] Malbork’s position on the Vistula River allowed the Teutonic state to tax passing ships and control the trade in this good. This fossilized tree resin was traded from the Baltic to the Mediterranean via a medieval “road.”
ANSWER: amber
[10m] After the loss of Malbork, the reduced Teutonic state moved its capital to this city, a member of the Hanseatic League and hub of the amber trade. This city’s university was founded by its later ruler Duke Albert of Prussia.
ANSWER: Königsberg [accept Kaliningrad]
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