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State of the Teutonic Order

1300 CE 1400 CE
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  General Description  
The State of the Teutonic Order was a theocratic state which originated from the Teutonic Knights’ efforts to Christianize the Baltic tribes, a mission that began in the early 13th century and continued aggressively throughout the 14th century. This period saw the Knights consolidating their control over Prussia and extending their influence into areas that are now part of modern-day Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.

The administrative center of the State of the Teutonic Order was Marienburg Castle, which served as the key political and military hub. The state was characterized by a highly militarized society, with the Knights forming the ruling class. They established a network of castles and fortified towns throughout their territories to secure their control and facilitate further expansion. [1]

Conflicts with neighboring powers, particularly Poland and Lithuania, were frequent as the state expanded. The most significant of these conflicts was the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, where the Teutonic Order faced a major defeat against a Polish-Lithuanian coalition. [2]



The state’s eventual secularization in 1525 by Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, transforming it into the Duchy of Prussia, marked the end of the Teutonic Knights’ territorial rule and laid the groundwork for the emergence of the Prussian state. [1]

[1]: Jürgen Sarnowsky, Der Deutsche Orden, 3., durchgesehene Auflage., C.H. Beck Wissen 2428 (München: C.H.Beck, 2022). Zotero link: QW4M9YTP

[2]: Gerald Iselt and Rolf Fuhrmann, eds., Tannenberg 1410: die Niederlage des Deutschen Ritterordens ; die Belagerung der Marienburg 1410, Heere & Waffen 7 (Berlin: Zeughaus-Verl, 2008). Zotero link: HARPZFSE

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Identity and Location State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Utm Zone 34 U 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Original Name State of the Teutonic Order 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Capital Marienburg 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Alternative Name Deutschordensstaat 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Alternative Name Civitas Ordinis Theutonici 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Temporal Bounds State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Duration [1300 CE ➜ 1400 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Suprapolity Relations 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Succeeding Entity Brandenburg-Prussia 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Degree of Centralization 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Language State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Linguistic Family Indo-European 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Language German 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Religion State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Religion Genus Christianity 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Religion Family Catholicism 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Social Scale State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Hierarchical Complexity State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Professions State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Law State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Information / Writing System State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Information / Money State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Information / Postal System State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Information / Measurement System State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Fortifications State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Military use of Metals State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Projectiles State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Handheld weapons State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Animals used in warfare State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Armor State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Naval technology State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain 1300 CE  1400 CE
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Human Sacrifice State of the Teutonic Order (pl_teutonic_order)
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