The
Prussian uprisings were two major and three smaller uprisings by the
Prussians, one of the
Baltic tribes, against the
Teutonic Knights that took place in the 13th century during the
Prussian Crusade. The crusading
military order, supported by the
Popes and Christian Europe, sought to conquer and convert the
pagan Prussians. In the first ten years of the crusade five of the seven major Prussian clans fell under the control of the less numerous Teutonic Knights. However, the Prussians rose against their conquerors on five occasions.