State

State of the Teutonic Order

crusader state formed by the Teutonic Order during the 13th century Northern Crusades

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1230–1525
Founded
1230
Ended
1525
Capital
Malbork Castle, Malbork, Königsberg
Government
Christianism
Languages
German
Religion
Catholicism, Lutheranism
Succeeded by
Royal Prussia

Overview

The State of the Teutonic Order (German: Staat des Deutschen Ordens, pronounced [ˈʃtaːt dɛs ˌdɔʏtʃn̩ ˈʔɔʁdn̩s] ) was a theocratic state located along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea in northern Europe. It was formed by the knights of the Teutonic Order during the early 13th century Northern Crusades in the region of Prussia. In 1237, the Livonian Brothers of the Sword merged with the Teutonic Order of Prussia and became known as its branch – the Livonian Order (while their state, Terra Mariana, covering present-day Estonia, Latvia, and a small part of Russia, became part of the State of the Teutonic Order). At its greatest territorial extent during the early 15th century, the State encompassed Chełmno Land, Courland, Gotland, Livonia, Estonia, Neumark, Pomerelia (Gdańsk Pomerania), Prussia and Samogitia.

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All rulers (59)

  1. Otto von Kerpen1208–1209
  2. Heinrich von Tunna1209–1239
  3. Hermann von Salza1239–1240
  4. Gerhard von Malberg1240–1244
  5. Konrad von Thüringen1240–1244
  6. Heinrich von Hohenlohe1249–1252
  7. Gunther von Wüllersleben1252–1256
  8. Poppo von Osterna1256–1273
  9. Anno von Sangershausen1273–1282
  10. Burchard von Schwanden1283–1290
  11. Hartmann von Heldrungen1283–1290
  12. Konrad von Feuchtwangen1297–1303
  13. Gottfried von Hohenlohe1303–1311
  14. Siegfried von Feuchtwangen1311–1324
  15. Karl von Trier1324–1330
  16. Werner von Orseln1331–1335
  17. Luther von Braunschweig1335–1341
  18. Dietrich von Altenburg1342–1345
  19. Ludolf König1345–1351
  20. Heinrich Dusemer1351–1382
  21. Winrich von Kniprode1351–1382
  22. Conrad Zöllner von Rothenstein1382–1390
  23. Konrad von Wallenrode1393–1407
  24. Konrad von Jungingen1407–1410
  25. Ulrich von Jungingen1407–1410
  26. Heinrich von Plauen1414–1422
  27. Michael Küchmeister von Sternberg1422–1441
  28. Zisse of Rutenberg1424–1433
  29. Paul von Rusdorf1441–1449
  30. Konrad von Erlichshausen1450–1467
  31. Ludwig von Erlichshausen1467–1470
  32. Heinrich Reuß von Plauen1470–1477
  33. Heinrich Reffle von Richtenberg1477–1489
  34. Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen1489–1497
  35. Johann von Tiefen1498–1510
  36. Albert, Duke in Prussia1511–1525
  37. Frederick of Saxony1511–1525
  38. Walter von Cronberg1527–1543
  39. Wolfgang Schutzbar1543–1566
  40. Georg Hund von Wenkheim1572–1590
  41. Heinrich von Bobenhausen1590–1618
  42. Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria1590–1618
  43. Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw1625–1627
  44. Johann Kaspar von Stadion1627–1641
  45. John Eustach of Westernach1627–1641
  46. Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria1639–1662
  47. Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria1662–1664
  48. John Caspar of Ampringen1684–1694
  49. Louis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg1685–1694
  50. Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg1694–1732
  51. Clemens August of Bavaria1761–1780
  52. Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine1761–1780
  53. Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria1801–1804
  54. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen1804–1835
  55. Archduke Anton Victor of Austria1835–1863
  56. Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este1863–1894
  57. Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria1863–1894
  58. Archduke Eugen of Austria1923–1933
  59. Norbert Klein1923–1933

Records (16)

  1. 1260 — Battle of DurbeBattle · Samogitians ▸ Teutonic Knights
  2. 1268 — Battle of RakvereBattle · Novgorod ▸ Denmark, Teutonic Knights
  3. 1279 — Battle of AizkraulkeBattle · Lithuania ▸ Livonian Order
  4. 1343 — Battle of RevalBattle · Teutonic Knights ▸ Estonia
  5. 1399 — Battle of the Vorskla RiverBattle
  6. 1409–1411 — Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic WarWar
  7. 1410 — Battle of GrunwaldBattle
  8. 1410 — Siege of MarienburgSiege
  9. 1422 — Battle of MarienburgBattle
  10. 1454 — Siege of MarienburgSiege
  11. 1454 — Battle of ChojniceBattle · Teutonic Knights ▸ Poland
  12. 1457–1460 — Siege of MarienburgSiege
  13. 1460 — Battle of BornholmNaval battle
  14. 1462 — Battle of PuckBattle · Poland ▸ Teutonic Knights
  15. 1463 — Battle of Vistula LagoonNaval battle
  16. 1485–1503 — Polish-Ottoman War of 1485–1503War

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