Is it possible for the Gediminids to annex Prussia and Christianize Lithuania at the same time and make peace with the Teutonic Knights, plus points if it unites with Germany like the OTL Hohenzollerns did.
Under the Second Peace of Thorn Gediminids had annexed one part of Prussia and vassalized the rest and made peace with Teutonic knights. Lithuania was Christianized before.Is it possible for the Gediminids to annex Prussia and Christianize Lithuania at the same time and make peace with the Teutonic Knights, plus points if it unites with Germany like the OTL Hohenzollerns did.
Have the Teutonic Knights blend in with the native Prussian population in the area, and at the same time align Prussian culture with Baltic culture.
Is it possible for the Gediminids to annex Prussia and Christianize Lithuania at the same time and make peace with the Teutonic Knights, plus points if it unites with Germany like the OTL Hohenzollerns did.
There are not clear how Mindaugas was related to Gediminids. Mindaugas not be killed may meen that Gediminids never come to power.Still: there were IMHO too many internal conflicts between Lithuanian dukes - which ended with Mindaugas death, BTW. But had he survived the assassination attempt and eliminated his most powerful enemies then perhaps...
The Order was in trouble at the time: the Great Prussin Uprising was a very real threat to the very existence of the Order State; had Mindaugas been alive (he supported the uprising) and had he managed to somehow unify all Prussian tribes under his or Herkus Monte's banner Prussian success might be more permanent. Problem is one the Prussians were rather averse towards Christianity (they knew it mostly as the religion of their foes and the religion forced on them) so I think we can forget about christianization of Lithuania.
Still: there were IMHO too many internal conflicts between Lithuanian dukes - which ended with Mindaugas death, BTW. But had he survived the assassination attempt and eliminated his most powerful enemies then perhaps...
The Order was in trouble at the time: the Great Prussin Uprising was a very real threat to the very existence of the Order State; had Mindaugas been alive (he supported the uprising) and had he managed to somehow unify all Prussian tribes under his or Herkus Monte's banner Prussian success might be more permanent. Problem is one the Prussians were rather averse towards Christianity (they knew it mostly as the religion of their foes and the religion forced on them) so I think we can forget about christianization of Lithuania.
Would Kievan Rus' even target Lithuania as well, given that they're (Kievan Rus) also Christian?