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Teutonic Order

medieval military order founded c. 1190

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1190–1521
Founded
1190
Preceded by
Livonian Brothers of the Sword

Overview

The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals. Its members have commonly been known as the Teutonic Knights, having historically served as a crusading military order for supporting Catholic rule in the Holy Land and the Northern Crusades during the Middle Ages, as well as supplying military protection for Catholics in Eastern Europe.

Purely religious since 1810, the Teutonic Order still confers limited honorary knighthoods. The Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order, a Protestant chivalric order, is descended from the same medieval military order and also continues to award knighthoods and perform charitable work.

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Records (27)

  1. 1200–1274 — Prussian CrusadeWar
  2. 1217 — Siege of Mount TaborSiege
  3. 1218–1219 — Siege of DamiettaSiege
  4. 1228–1243 — War of the LombardsWar
  5. 1242–1253 — First Prussian uprisingWar
  6. 1244 — Battle of ForbieBattle
  7. 1264 — Siege of BartensteinBattle
  8. 1266 — Battle of Al-RuwaysBattle
  9. 1271 — Battle of QaqunBattle
  10. 1271 — Battle of PagastinBattle
  11. 1271 — Fall of Montfort CastleSiege
  12. 1283–1410 — Lithuanian CrusadeWar
  13. 1291 — Siege of AcreBattle
  14. 1308 — Teutonic takeover of DanzigWar
  15. 1308–1317 — North German Margrave WarWar
  16. 1326–1332 — Polish–Teutonic War of 1327–1332War
  17. 1331 — Battle of PłowceBattle
  18. 1331 — Battle of PyzdryBattle
  19. 1331 — Battle of KoninBattle
  20. 1343 — Treaty of KaliszTreaty
  21. 1362 — Siege of KaunasSiege
  22. 1404 — Peace of RaciążTreaty
  23. 1414 — Hunger WarWar
  24. 1431–1435 — Polish–Teutonic War of 1431–35War
  25. 1462 — Battle of ŚwiecinoBattle
  26. 1519–1521 — Polish–Teutonic War of 1519–21War
  27. 1521 — Siege of AllensteinBattle

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