 In the succeeding fights, Olsztynek was seized and burnt down to the grounds, in order not to let it pass into Polish hands.quickly rebuilt afterwards, the citizens however had to face high taxes imposed by the Knights who had to refinance their contributions paid according to the 1411 Peace of Thorn.In turn Hohenstein became a member of the Prussian Confederation in 1440, opposing the authority of the Order's State, and recognized itself as part of the Kingdom of Poland in 1454, but returned to the Order's rule during the Thirteen Years' War in 1455.