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Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (died 1311) was the 15th Grand Master of the
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Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (died 1311) was the 15th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...
, serving from 1303 to 1311.
Von Feuchtwangen was born in Feuchtwangen
Feuchtwangen is a city in Ansbach district in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in Bavaria, Germany with around 12,000 citizens and 137km² of landmass making it the biggest city in the Ansbach district by Population and Landmass. In t ...
in Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken, ) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the west of Bavaria and borders the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach; however, ...
, and was a relative of the earlier Grand Master Konrad von Feuchtwangen
Konrad von Feuchtwangen ( en, Conrad of Feuchtwangen) (before 1230 – 4 July 1296 in Prague) was the 13th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from 1290 to 1296.
Biography
He was probably descended from a ministerial family connected with th ...
. He took the office after his predecessor, Gottfried von Hohenlohe
Gottfried von Hohenlohe (1265 – 19 October 1310) was the 1 ...
, had abdicated. Von Hohenlohe's rule was marked by internal strife within the Order, but also by important changes.
Under von Feuchtwangen, the Order seized Danzig (Gdańsk) in 1308 and took control of
Gottfried von Hohenlohe (1265 – 19 October 1310) was the 1 ...Pomerelia
Pomerelia,, la, Pomerellia, Pomerania, pl, Pomerelia (rarely used) also known as Eastern Pomerania,, csb, Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô Vistula Pomerania, prior to World War II also known as Polish Pomerania, is a historical sub-region of Pome ...
by the Treaty of Soldin, thus becoming Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
's strongest enemy.
Due to the Pope dismantling the Knights Templar
, colors = White mantle with a red cross
, colors_label = Attire
, march =
, mascot = Two knights riding a single horse
, equipment ...
, he moved the headquarters of the order from Venice
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, located there by his predecessor, to Castle Marienburg
The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork ( pl, Zamek w Malborku; german: Ordensburg Marienburg) is a 13th-century Teutonic Knights, Teutonic castle and fortress located near the town of Malbork, Poland. It is the largest castle in the world m ...
in Pomesania
Pomesanians were a Prussian clan. They lived in Pomesania ( pl, Pomezania; lt, Pamedė; german: Pomesanien), a historical region in modern northern Poland, located between the Nogat and Vistula Rivers to the west and the Elbląg River to the e ...
, outside the Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...
.
Siegfried died there in 1311 and was buried in the cathedral of Kulmsee (Chełmża).Werner Uhlich: Der Beitrag der Hochmeister Konrad und Siegfried von Feuchtwangen zur Geschichte des Deutschen Ordens, ''Geschichte-Feuchtwangen.de''."
References
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