Burkhard von Hornhausen (* before 1252; †

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in the Battle of Durbe) was from 1257 to 1260 Landmeister in Livonia of the

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. He was the first commander and directed the construction of the

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.Walter James Wyatt
The History of Prussia. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Tracing the Origin and Development of Her Military Organization
' 1876 Burkhard von Hornhausen appeared in Prussia around 1252. In 1254 he became Commander of the Samland and was the first Commander of the Königsberg Castle (1255–1256) and from January 18, 1255 to 1257 Vice-Landmeister of Prussia. In 1257 Burkhard became Landmeister

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. In 1255 he and his troops joined the

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and took part in the winter campaigns of 1254 and 1255. During the campaign from 1256 to 1257 he had a number of castles built on the site of Prussian fortresses: Allenburg, and Georgenburg, and had Welau Castle rebuilt. As landmaster of the Teutonic Order in Livonia, he acquired extensive land. On July 13, 1260, during the Battle of Durbe between the knights of the order and local fighters, he fell together with about 150 knights. The Teutonic Order suffered a defeat.Nicholas Edward Morton Chapter 7 ''The Division of Resources between the Holy Land and the Baltic'' pp. 118-130 in the book ''The Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land, 1190-1291''

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