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.
Historical Periods
Teutonic Order (1236–1240)
1236 CE – 1240 CE
Area: 3,982 km²
Teutonic Order (1241–1249)
1241 CE – 1249 CE
Area: 94,060 km²
Teutonic Order (1250–1259)
1250 CE – 1259 CE
Area: 96,479 km²
Teutonic Order (1260–1271)
1260 CE – 1271 CE
Area: 112,927 km²
Teutonic Order (1272–1304)
1272 CE – 1304 CE
Area: 112,654 km²
Teutonic Order (1305–1313)
1305 CE – 1313 CE
Area: 112,675 km²
Teutonic Order (1314–1332)
1314 CE – 1332 CE
Area: 128,865 km²
Teutonic Order (1333–1343)
1333 CE – 1343 CE
Area: 143,006 km²
Teutonic Order (1344–1351)
1344 CE – 1351 CE
Area: 130,667 km²
Teutonic Order (1352–1401)
1352 CE – 1401 CE
Area: 144,760 km²
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