Teutonic Order established as a military order

Teutonic Order

King Richard at the Siege of Acre ©Michael Perry

1198 Mar 5

Teutonic Order established as a military order

Acre, Israel

Based on the model of the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Order was transformed into a military order in 1198 and the head of the order became known as the Grand Master (magister hospitalis). It received papal orders for crusades to take and hold Jerusalem for Christianity and defend the Holy Land against the Muslim Saracens. The ceremony in Acre's Temple was attended by the secular and clerical leaders of the Latin Kingdom.

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