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  1. HeadquartersAcre (1190–1291) · Venice (1291–1309) · Marienburg (1309–1466) · Königsberg (1466–1525) · Mergentheim (1525–1809) · Vienna (1809–present)
    AllegianceHoly See · (c. 1190 – present) · Austria · (1945–present) · Germany · (1949–present) · Czech Republic · (1993–present)
    Nickname(s)Teutonic Knights, German Order
  1. WebJul 11, 2018 · A medieval Teutonic Knight was a member of the Catholic military Deutscher Orden or Teutonic Order, officially founded in March …

  2. The Rise and Fall of the Teutonic Knights
    The Teutonic Knights were a German Catholic order of crusaders founded in the Holy Land in the 12th century.
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    The Teutonic Knights are a Roman Catholic military order. It was formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre, Palestine, during the Crusades. The Teutonic Knights are now a clerical order based in Vienna, Austria . In 1226 Konrad of Masovia brought the Teutonic Knights to fight against Baltic pagan Prussian tribes.
    In 1237, less than two years before Hermann von Salza’s death, the Order of the Brothers of the Sword (Schwertbrüderorden), also known as the Knights of the Sword, or the Livonian Order (founded 1202), was made a branch of the Teutonic Order, its head becoming Landmeister of Livonia.
    Like other military orders of the medieval period, the Teutonic Order was a combination of two ways of life: knighthood & the monastery. At Acre, c. 1190 CE, a body of German knights had founded a field hospital (as their fellow nationals had done in Jerusalem in the 12th century CE) dedicated to Saint Mary.
    When the First Peace of Thorn was signed in 1411, the Order managed to retain essentially all of its territories, although the Knights' reputation as invincible warriors was irreparably damaged. While Poland and Lithuania were growing in power, that of the Teutonic Knights dwindled through infighting.