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A gripping account of the rise and fall of the last great medieval military order. This book provides a concise and incisive introduction to the knights of the Teutonic Order, the last of the great military orders established in the twelfth century. The book traces the Order's evolution from a crusader field hospital into a major territorial ruler in northeastern Europe. Notably, the knights constructed distinctive fortified convents, including their headquarters in Western Christendom's largest castle. The narrative concludes with the Order's fifteenth-century decline due to the combined effects of a devastating war with Poland-Lithuania and the Protestant Reformation. The result is an accessible overview of this pivotal corporation in European history.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- 1 The German Hospital of the Third Crusade: The Origins of the Teutonic Order
- 2 Expansion and Loss in the Thirteenth Century: The Teutonic Order in the Holy Land
- 3 A New Frontier: The Teutonic Order in Transylvania
- 4 Holy War and Conquest: The Teutonic Orderâs Crusades in Prussia and Livonia
- 5 Territorial Lords: The Teutonic Orderâs Rule in the Baltic
- 6 Power and Faith: The Teutonic Orderâs Fortified Convents
- 7 Crusading in the Wilderness: The Teutonic Orderâs Wars against Lithuania
- 8 Defeat and Decline in the Fifteenth Century
- 9 The Reformation and the End of the Teutonic Orderâs Rule in the Baltic
- 10 The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Religious Corporation
- REFERENCES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INDEX