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  2. The State of the Teutonic Order (Latin: Civitas Ordinis Theutonici) was a theocratic state, located along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea in northern Europe. It was formed by the knights of the Teutonic Order during the early 13th century Northern Crusades in the region of Prussia.

  3. 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.

  4. Teutonic Order, religious order that played a major role in eastern Europe in the late Middle Ages and that underwent various changes in organization and residence from its founding in 1189/90 to the present. Its major residences, marking its major states of development, were: (1) Acre, Palestine.

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  5. The Teutonic order played an exceptionally important role in the history of the crusading movement and in the political, economic, and cultural development of northeastern Europe. It was an important part of the military orders in Medieval history.

  6. Teutonic Order, or Teutonic Knights officially House of the Hospitallers of Saint Mary of the Teutons, Religious order important in eastern Europe in the late Middle Ages. Founded in 118990 to nurse the sick in Palestine during the Third Crusade , it was militarized in 1198 and given land in Jerusalem and Germany.

  7. Jul 11, 2018 · The order was, above all, famous for its well-trained and well-armed knights, as well as their stout stone fortresses. Teutonic knights wore black crosses on a white background or with a white border. These crosses could appear on shields, white surcoats (from 1244 CE), helmets, and pennants.

  8. The Ordensland was a theocracy ruled by the Teutonic Order, which covered the regions of present-day Poland, Lithuania, Russia (Kaliningrad oblast), Latvia, and Estonia. Spanning ca. 177,000 km2, it bordered Russia, the Baltic Sea, Rus, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Kingdom of Poland.

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