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Name:
Teutonic Knights
Haus der Ritter des Hospitals sankt Marien der Deutschen zu Jerusalem
Dates:
Founded: 1191
Profile:
Originally based in Acre, the Teutonic Knights was a crusading order of knights created in
in the 12 century for the purpose of give medical aid to pilgrims to the holy places.
Although they did not originally have a military mission, the need for more combattants
against the Muslims forced them to re-organize along military lines in 1198 and adopt the title
Ritter, or Knight. They wore a white uniform with a black cross.
After the crusaders were ejected from the Middle East, the Teutonic Knights moved their headquarters to Venice. There they offered there services to Christian rulers in their conflicts with non-Christians in the East. Although they won many victories and acquired a great deal of land, they lost a major battle against the Poles at the Battle of Tannenberg in 1410 (also known as the Battle of Grunwald). A very limited form the order continues to exist in Vienna, but the military aspect of the order has been gone for centuries.
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