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Hermann von Salza

Type Figure Region Teutonic Knights Time c. 1179–1239 Also known as Grand Master Hermann of the Teutonic Knights

Hermann von Salza (c. 1179–1239) was the fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1209–1239) and a central figure in the order's 13th-century exp…

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  1. c. 1198–1209Acre · AcreBorn into a noble family of Salza in Thuringia, he joined the Teutonic Knights around 1198, traveling between the Levant and Europe and accumulating military and administrative experience.
  2. 1209–1229Malta/Mediterranean · CrusadesElected Grand Master in 1209, he allied with Frederick II, representing the order during the Fifth Crusade and the negotiations of the Sixth Crusade in 1228–1229, raising its standing between empire and papacy.
  3. 1226–1239Prussia · PrussiaIn the 1220s he promoted the order's conquest and settlement of Prussia, receiving authorization from Duke Konrad of Poland in 1226; the order entered Prussia in force in 1230. He died near Salerno in 1239 while traveling to Italy.

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