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Otto von Kerpen (died 1208) was the second Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. Otto came from the Lords of Kerpen, a noble Rhenish ministerial family based in Kerpen Castle in the Eifel . He is named as one of the 40 knights who founded the Teutonic Order.
Otto entstammte den Herren von Kerpen, einem edelfreien rheinischen Ministerialengeschlecht mit Sitz auf der Burg Kerpen in der Eifel. Er wird als einer der 40 Ritter genannt, die den Deutschen Orden begründeten. In älteren Quellen wurde daher gemutmaßt, er stamme aus Bremen. [2]
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Otto von Kerpen (died 1208) was the second Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, from 1200 to 1208. Otto came from a poor Rhenish knightly family residing in the castle of Kerpen in Kerpen, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Aug 2, 2022 · Otto von Kerpen (died 1208) was the second Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. Otto came from the Lords of Kerpen, a noble Rhenish ministerial family based in Kerpen Castle in the Eifel. He is named as one of the 40 knights who founded the Teutonic Order.
- estimated between 1078 and 1208
- August 2, 2022
- 1208
- Alex Bickle
Hermann von Salza, fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, in a Baroque-era portrait Coats of arms of the 29 grand masters (until 1470, Heinrich Reuß von Plauen) in the St. Gallen armorial (Cod. sang. 1084) Grand Master Siegfried von Feuchtwangen enters Marienburg with his knights on 14 September 1309, representing the move of the order's ...
- Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim
- Holy See
- 1198
- Life tenure
Otto von Kerpen († 1209) war der zweite Hochmeister des Deutschen Ordens. Man weiß über ihn mit Gewissheit nur, dass er im September 1208 im Amt war und im Jahr darauf verstarb. Otto kam aus einem edelfreien rheinischen Ministerialengeschlecht mit Sitz auf der Burg Kerpen in der Eifel. Er wird als einer der 40 Ritter genannt, die den ...
During the mastership of Otto von Kerpen, the Order of Christ was formed in the north of Europe, in order to support the war in Livonia. It was confirmed by Pope Innocent III, in 1205. Its members wore a white robe, with a red sword and a star emblazoned on it, and they were later incorporated with the Teutonic Knights Order.
