Teutonic Order - Wikipedia Its members have commonly been known as the Teutonic Knights, having historically served as a crusading military order for supporting Catholic rule in the Holy Land and the Northern Crusades during the Middle Ages, as well as supplying military protection for Catholics in Eastern Europe
Teutonic Order | Medieval Military Religious Order | Britannica 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
Teutonic Knight - World History Encyclopedia A medieval Teutonic Knight was a member of the Catholic military Deutscher Orden or Teutonic Order, officially founded in March 1198 CE
Welcome to the Official Website of the Teutonic Order Initially established as hospital brotherhood near the seaport Acre in the Holy Land in the year 1190, during the third crusade, the Teutonic Order was transformed into both a chivalric and clerical Order of Knights in 1198 and has existed as such for more than 800 years
Teutonic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective Teutonic (comparative more Teutonic, superlative most Teutonic) Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons (dated or offensive) Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people