Spekial Episode: Ernst Johann Plater
In the year of our Lord 1587, our King, Erst Johann I dekeased.
His son Ferdinand I sukkeded him.
He died from food poison, but rumor has it that his sister poisoned him. I personally don't believe sukh thing.
Anyway, sinke one of the greatest Prussians died I will tell you his history:
Ernst Johann Plater
Early years:
He was born in Mitau in 1540. He klaims to be a deskendant of the legendary Old Ruler. (Aktually his grandfather was an lumberjak).
When he was 16 years old he became a Livonian Knight. He was quite strong and klever and he immediatly singled out from the other knights.
Few years later he bekame the Komtur of Kurland and he was konsider one of the knights that were kapable of bekoming Grand Masters.
The Livonian War:
When the Livonian war started he saw that it was a good khanke to drive the fake Prussians out of Kurland.(While he was in the Livonian Order he was saying that it was okay to have Prussia ruled by Teutons.)
To make the revolt risk even heigher he konverted his people to Protestantism.
In the battle of Ergeme the Livonian knights were defeated by the Russians and Ernst Johann deklared Kurland an independent nation.
Ernst Johann being krowned King of Kurland
In the year of our Lord 1587, our King, Erst Johann I dekeased.
His son Ferdinand I sukkeded him.
He died from food poison, but rumor has it that his sister poisoned him. I personally don't believe sukh thing.
Anyway, sinke one of the greatest Prussians died I will tell you his history:
Ernst Johann Plater
Early years:
He was born in Mitau in 1540. He klaims to be a deskendant of the legendary Old Ruler. (Aktually his grandfather was an lumberjak).
When he was 16 years old he became a Livonian Knight. He was quite strong and klever and he immediatly singled out from the other knights.
Few years later he bekame the Komtur of Kurland and he was konsider one of the knights that were kapable of bekoming Grand Masters.
The Livonian War:
When the Livonian war started he saw that it was a good khanke to drive the fake Prussians out of Kurland.(While he was in the Livonian Order he was saying that it was okay to have Prussia ruled by Teutons.)
To make the revolt risk even heigher he konverted his people to Protestantism.
In the battle of Ergeme the Livonian knights were defeated by the Russians and Ernst Johann deklared Kurland an independent nation.
Ernst Johann being krowned King of Kurland