Teutonic Knights

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The Order of the Teutonic Knights were founded in the late 12th century by German knights after the failure of the Third Crusade. The Order was given papal recognition by Innocent III in 1199.[1]

References

  1. Sterns, Indrikis (1985). "The Teutonic Knights in the Crusader States" in Kenneth Meyer Setton, Norman P. Zacour, and Harry W. Hazard (eds.), A History of the Crusades, Volume V: The Impact of the Crusades on the Near East. pp.–317. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-09140-6.