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Teutonic Order

1190– · 12th century · Also known as Teutonic Knights, Order of the Teutonic Knights

The Teutonic Order is a Catholic military order founded at Acre around 1190 during the Third Crusade. From the 1230s it conquered the pagan Prussians and built a state on the Baltic, absorbing the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in 1237 and taking Pomerelia in 1308. Its defeat by Poland and Lithuania at Grunwald in 1410 began its decline, and in 1525 its Prussian lands became the secular Duchy of Prussia.

Teutonic Order
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Mentioned in 31 state histories

SudoviansGalindiansPogesaniansNadruviansSambiansScaloviansHarjumaaLubaviansPomesaniansBartiansWarmiansNatangiansand 19 more

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Teutonic Order. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/teutonic-order
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“Teutonic Order.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/teutonic-order. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Teutonic Order.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/teutonic-order.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Teutonic Order’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/teutonic-order (Accessed: ).

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