Dietrich von Altenburg of the Teutonic Order. He was the first Grandmaster to be buried at Malbork Castle [which is now located in Poland]; he built part of the castle and didn't have a good reputation. Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ...
Dietrich von Altenburg: 19th Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order, from 1335 to 1341. He came from Thuringia, Germany. Between 1320 and 1324, he was the Commander of Ragneta, then of Balga [1326-1331]. From 1331, he was a Grand Marshal and conducted raids against Poland, conquering Kuyavia for the Order. An energetic and cruel man, he was the main accused before a Papal Tribunal, for his part in crimes committed in the 1331 raids . As Grandmaster, he was very active in building and reconstruction work in the Order's castles. In Malbork, his work was particularly important as he began the reconstruction of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the building of the main tower. He also commissioned the mosaic figure of the Madonna, finished the Chapel of St. Anne and built the first permanent bridge over the Nogat, and the Bridge Gate [both are still used and seen!]. He fell ill and died in October 1341 in Torun, where he had come to negotiate with Poland. He was the first Grandmaster to be buried in the Chapel of St. Anne in Malbork Castle; his original grave-stone can still be seen there to this day. Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ...
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A very weird ancestor who thinks she knows the British royal family called Rachel Kent
Tapiau — Hochmeister DietrichvonAltenburg verleiht in Warnien (Kreis Wehlau) zu preußischem Recht an Tusti 3 Haken, an Guase 2 Haken und an Witar 3 Haken.
Kremitten — Hochmeister Dietrichvon Altenberg verleiht Wermko 3 Haken in cameratu Gyrmnow in campo Barthen nach preußischem Recht mit der hohen und niederen Gerichtsbarkeit.
Hof Einsiedel — Hochmeister Dietrichvon Altenberg verleiht den Brüdern Bartusch und Hamko und ihrem Vetter Andreas ein Dienstgut mit 60 Hufen zu kulmischem Recht in Stantelauks.
DietrichvonAltenburg was the 19th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1335 to 1341.
DietrichvonAltenburg came from Altenburg, Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire.
He began the reconstruction of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Marienburg, the building of the main tower, and commissioned a mosaic figure of the Madonna.
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