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Walter von Cronberg (before 1480 – 4 April 1543) was the 38th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1527 to 1543. Biography. Von Cronberg hailed from a rather poor family of knights from Kronberg Castle near Frankfurt. He joined the Teutonic Order in 1497 and held the post of a tax collector in the Komturei of Mergentheim from 1499. He ...
Walther von Cronberg (* 1477 auf der Burg Kronberg bei Frankfurt; † 4. April 1543 in Mergentheim) war von 1526 (der 60.) Deutschmeister und von 1530 bis zu seinem Tod 1543 auch Hochmeister des Deutschen Ordens .
Cronberg, Walther von. Deutschmeister und Administrator des Hochmeistertums in Preußen, * vor 1480, † 4.4.1543 Mergentheim. ((römisch)-katholisch)
Walter von Cronberg (1477 or 1479 – 4 April 1545) was the 38th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, serving from 1527 to 1543. Von Cronberg hailed from a rather poor family of knights from Kronberg Castle near Frankfurt.
The German knight Walther von Cronberg, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, died on this date in 1543. His order was founded during the Crusades in the Holy Land, but later became the most powerful force in Prussia and the Baltic.
Apr 27, 2022 · Birthdate: 1367. Birthplace: <Of Kronberg,Hessen-Nassau,Prussia>. Death: April 17, 1400 (32-33) Immediate Family: Son of Franko VIII. von Cronberg-Ohren and Loretta von Reifenberg. Husband of Elisabeth (Elsa) von Westerburg and Getzele von Hatzfeldt.
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