Militarized after Henry VI died and many of his forces decided to return home, they went to Europe to guard the border of Hungary for Andrew II against the Cumans. Expelled from those lands 14 years later, in 1225 they went to the aid of Conrad of Mazovia against the pagan P
Militarized after Henry VI died and many of his forces decided to return home, they went to Europe to guard the border of Hungary for Andrew II against the Cumans. Expelled from those lands 14 years later, in 1225 they went to the aid of Conrad of Mazovia against the pagan Prussians. Settled in Prussia under the terms of the Golden Bull of Rimini, their leader Hermann von Salza made a close relationship with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. For 10 points, identify this fraternal order of knights who united with the Livonian Brothers in 1237 and who were defeated by Wladyslaw [VLAH-duh-slav] Jagiello at Tannenberg.
Militarized after Henry VI died and many of his forces decided to return home, they went to Europe to guard the border of Hungary for Andrew II against the Cumans.
Order of {Teutonic} Knights or {Deutscher} Ritterorden