The Teutonic Knights
Rise and Fall of a Religious Corporation
- ISBN: 9781789148688
- Editorial: Reaktion Books Ltd.
- Fecha de la edición: 2024
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Colección: Medieval Lives
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 224
- Idiomas: Inglés
A gripping account of the rise and fall of the last great medieval military order.
This book provides a concise and incisive introduction to the knights of the Teutonic Order, the last of the great military orders established in the twelfth century. The book traces the Order's evolution from a crusader field hospital into a major territorial ruler in northeastern Europe. Notably, the knights constructed distinctive fortified convents, including their headquarters in Western Christendom's largest castle. The narrative concludes with the Order's fifteenth-century decline due to the combined effects of a devastating war with Poland-Lithuania and the Protestant Reformation. The result is an accessible overview of this pivotal corporation in European history.
