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Teutonic Knights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Teutonic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Teutonic or Teuton(s) may refer to: •the Teutons • Germanic peoples (dated) , see Theodiscus • Teutonic Mythology • Germanic languages (dated) • Furor Teutonicus • A German military order, ...
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The Teutonic Order was founded in 1190 during the siege of Acre, when a hospital brotherhood was established to care for the many sick German crusaders. ... No more knights were created and the last one (Friedrich Graf Belrupt-Tissac) died in 1970. The order suffered during World War II when it was abolished by the Nazis...
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Duke Conrad of Massovia had been invaded by these barbarians and, in 1225, desperate for assistance, asked the Teutonic knights to come to his aid. He promised the Master possession of Culm and Dobrzin which Salza accepted with the provision that the knights could retain any Prussian territories that the Order captured.
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The patriarch of Jerusalem, the king of Jerusalem, the head of the crusading army, and the masters of the Templars and the Hospital of St. John attended the celebration establishing the Teutonic Knights as a military order.
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This table contains dates and events that highlight the origins and development of the Teutonic Knights throughout its history; also included are significant events in medieval history that may not be directly associated with the Teutonic Knights but give perspective to the history of the order.
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AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Teutonic Knights, German History. Includes related research links. ... Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order[tOOton´ik] Pronunciation Key, German military religious order founded (1190–91) during the siege of Acre in the Third Crusade.
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