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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. They won quickly and, their new country being Prussia, were called Prussians. The knights started to be a danger for the then weak Poland. Finally, the power of the Teutonic Order was crushed in Battle of Tannenberg in 1410.

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  • Deutscher Orden in Europa 1300

    Extent of the Teutonic Order in 1300.

  • Reliquary made in Elbing in 1388 for Teutonic komtur Thiele von Lorich, military Trophy of Polish king Wladislaus in 1410

    Reliquary made in Elbing in 1388 for Teutonic komtur Thiele von Lorich, military trophy of Polish king Wladislaus in 1410.

  • Hermann von Salza Painting

    Hermann von Salza, the fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1209–1239)

  • Codex Manesse Tannhäuser

    Tannhäuser in the habit of the Teutonic Knights, from the Codex Manesse

  • Peter Janssen, Kaiser Friedrich II

    Frederick II allows the order to invade Prussia, by P. Janssen

  • Teutonic Order 1260

    Map of the Teutonic state in 1260

  • Paide ordulinnuse varemed 2013

    Teutonic Order castle in Paide, Estonia

  • Pommerellen

    Pomerelia (Pommerellen) while part of the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights

  • Teutonic Order 1410

    Map of the Teutonic state in 1410

  • Teutonic Order 1466

    Map of the Teutonic state in 1466

  • Badmgh schloss seite

    Castle of the Teutonic Order in Bad Mergentheim

  • Stamp of the Teutonic Knights, 14th century

    14th-century brass stamp with the shield insignia.

  • Wappen 1594 BSB cod icon 326 030 crop

    n the 16th century, officers of the order would quarter their family arms with the order's arms.

  • Deutschmeisterwappen mergentheim

    xample of the Deutschmeisterwappen on the gate of the Bad Mergentheim residence

  • CoA - Bruntal Castle

    oat of arms of Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Grand Master from 1761 to 1780.

  • Hermann Brommer Orden

    Modern (20th century) medal

  • Grabesritter bei der Liboriprozession

    Procession in honour of Saint Liborius of Le Mans with Knights of the Holy Sepulchre together with Teutonic Knights in Paderborn, Germany.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Orden Teutónica para niños

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