Monastic Orders
Teutonic Knights

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The main Catholic military orders of monastic-knights - with a Knight Templar in the middle. In the medieval period the knights here identified as "Malte" - ie the Knights of Malta, were known as the Hospitallers or Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem.

The main Catholic military orders of monastic-knights

 

 


Teutonic Knights

 

Hermann von Salza fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, served from 1210-1239

 

 

The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork,
Marienburg (Mary's Castle),
Malbork, Poland.

The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork is the largest castle in the world by surface area. It was built by the Teutonic Knights in Marienburg, Prussia (now Malbork in Poland) in a form of an Ordensburg fortress. The town which grew around it was also named Marienburg. The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress. On its completion in 1406, it was the world's largest brick castle. UNESCO designated the "Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork" and the Malbork Castle Museum a World Heritage Site.
In Polish it is zamek w Malborku, and in German Ordensburg Marienburg.

 

 

 

Arms of the Teutonic Order

 

Teutonic Knight, 14th century

 
 
 

 

 

Knight of Equestrian Order

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

Knight of the Order of St Lazarus

 

Knight of the Order of St Lazarus

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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