The Hanseatic League became a major power factor on the basis of overseas trade, and the mercantile community in the seaside towns achieved significant prosperity.
Trade and industry 1250 up to 1300
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The Hanseatic League became a major power factor on the basis of overseas trade, and the mercantile community in the seaside towns achieved significant prosperity. The are awarded the prerogative of coinage, introduce duties, maintain fleets and armed forces, and they increasingly seek autonomy from their feudal Pomeranian lords.
