Congress of Lutsk
1429 diplomatic gathering in Lutsk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Congress of Lutsk was a diplomatic gathering held in Lubart's Castle in Lutsk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania over a 13-week period beginning on January 6, 1429. The main topic of discussion was the coronation of Vytautas as the King of Lithuania. Other topics included: the siege of Moldavia, a potential coalition against the Ottoman Empire, the desire for improved relations between Denmark and the Hanseatic League, religious unions and divisions, as well as various economic, trade, and tax-related issues.
Participants and delegates
The congress was hosted by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Vytautas, other Lithuanian – Ruthenian aristocrats as well as local religious leaders
Foreign delegates attending the congress included:
Kingdom of Poland: Jogaila, Bishop of Kraków, Zbigniew Oleśnicki, voivode of Kraków, Jan of Tarnów, and Polish magnates
Hungary: Future Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxemburg and his wife Barbara; also representatives of noble German, Czech, Hungarian, and Croatian families
Danish kingdom: Eric of Pomerania
Livonian Order: Master of the Order Siegfried Landorf Spanheim and his knights
Teutonic Knights: Komtur of Balga
Pope Martin V sent his legate Andrew Dominican
Byzantine Empire: Delegates of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos
Grand Duchy of Moscow: Vasily II of Moscow, Metropolitan of Kyiv in Moscow Photius
Grand Duchy of Tver: Boris of Tver
Grand Duchy of Ryazan: Ivan III of Ryazan
Moldavian delegates
Khans of Volga, Don, and Perekop
Feasting and political intrigue
Guests celebrated, feasted, and hunted until diplomatic negotiations began. Seven hundred barrels of honey, wine, 700 oxen, 1,400 sheep, hundreds of elk, wild boar, and other dishes were consumed daily. Guests also competed in jousting during negotiation breaks.
Working for Vytautas, the Jester Henne spied on Sigismund of Luxemburg under the pretense of entertaining the delegates. The diplomatic meeting is thought to have taken place in the Palace of Lubart's Castle, although it is speculated that it may have taken place instead in the Palace of Vytautas, located near the Dominican Monastery.
Political proceedings
The Wallachia problem. Hungarians, Turks, and Poles all claimed a right to the land of Moldavia.
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