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Hermann von Salza (or Herman of Salza; c. 1165 – 20 March 1239) was the fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1210 to 1239. A skilled diplomat with ties to the Frederick II and the Pope , Hermann oversaw the expansion of the military order into Prussia .
Hermann Von Salza was the German grand master (Hochmeister), from 1210 to 1239, of the organization of German crusaders called the Teutonic Order. Born to a minor aristocratic family of Thuringia, Hermann had made his way by sheer ability to the powerful office of grand master of the Teutonic Order.
Hermann von Salza (* um 1162 vermutlich in Langensalza, Thüringen; † 20. März 1239 in Salerno) war von 1210 bis 1239 der 4. Hochmeister des Deutschen Ordens. Hermann von Salza spielte eine bedeutende Rolle als Vermittler zwischen dem römisch-deutschen Kaiser Friedrich II. und dem Papst.
Jan 19, 2020 · Although Christian of Oliva asked for Teutonic Order’s assistance in 1226, Hermann von Salza waited until 1230 to send an expedition of seven knights and 100 squires when the Holy Roman Empire and Poland recognized the Order’s right to rule conquered Prussian territory with the Golden Bull of Rimini, and the Treaty of Kruszwica, respectively.
Dec 18, 2017 · Hermann von Salza. The man who took the Teutonic Knights from being a respected fighting force to one of the most powerful bodies in Eastern Europe was Hermann von Salza. Elected Master of the Order in 1210, he gained the favor of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Hermann von Salza (hĕr´män fən zäl´tsä), d. 1239, grand master (1210–39) of the Teutonic Knights. A friend and adviser of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, he often mediated between the emperor and Pope Gregory IX. In 1226, Duke Conrad of Mazovia asked the Teutonic Order for aid against the heathen Prussians, who had taken his territory ...
Dec 7, 2023 · On March 20 th, 1239 Hermann von Salza succumbed to an unknown illness. In the following 11 years Frederick II and pope Innocent IV find themselves in a military and spiritual struggle that ends with the fall of the House of Hohenstaufen and 50 years later the removal of the papacy from Rome to Avignon.
