Fratres militiæ Christi de Livonia (la) Schwertbrüderorden (de) Livonian Brothers of the Sword Ecclesiastic state of the Holy Roman Empire ← 1218 – 1562 →   →   → Coat of arms Emblem Map of the Livonian Confederation, showing the territories of the Order in 1260 Capital Fellin (Viljandi) Language(s) Low German Religion Roman Catholicism Government Principality Master of the Livonian Order  - 1204–09 Wenno von Rohrbach  - 1209–36 Volquin  - 1237–38 Hermann Balk¹  - 1559–61 Gotthard Kettler¹ Historical era Middle Ages  - Conquest of Estonia 1208–27  - Albert, Prince-Bishop of Livonia, and Order conquer Nth Estonia 1218  - Battle of Schaulen 1236  - Incorporated into Teutonic Knights 1237  - Battle of Wesenberg 1268  - Battle of Grunwald 1410  - Secularisation of Order and incorporation into Gr Duchy Lithuania 1562 1. From 1237, the Master of the Livonian Order was de jure subject to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

The Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Latin: Fratres militiæ Christi de Livonia, German: Schwertbrüderorden) was a military order organized in 1202 by Albert of Buxhoeveden and composed of German "warrior monks". They were also known as the Livonian Order, Christ Knights, Sword Brethren, and The Militia of Christ of Livonia. Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... This article is about the Christian buildings of worship. ... This is the main page for the list of states which were part of the Holy Roman Empire, as alphabetized in the adjacent template, at any time within the empires existence between 962 and 1806. ... This article is about the medieval empire. ... Estonia was a dominion of Denmark during Middle Ages. ... 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Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Confederation_of_Livonia_1260. ... Coat of arms Capital Walk Language(s) Low German Religion Roman Catholicism Political structure Confederation Legislature Landtag Historical era Middle Ages  - Conquest of Estonia 1208–27  - Established 1228  - Reval (Tallinn) gains Lübeck Rights 1248  - Reval joins Hanseatic League late 13th century  - Landtag formed 1419  - Livonian War 1558–82  - Wilno... Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. ... County Viljandi County Area 14. ... Low German (in Low German, Platt(düütsch) or Nedderdüütsch) is any of a variety of West Germanic languages spoken in northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. ... 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Combatants Livonian Order Estonian elderships Commanders Albert of Riga Anders Sunesen Caupo of Turaida † Theoderich von Treyden Volquin Wenno William of Modena Lembitu of Lehola † Vyachko † Strength unknown unknown The 13th century conquest of Estonia was undertaken by the Livonian Order, the Kingdom of Denmark, and their allies against the... Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (German: ; ca. ... Combatants Livonian Brothers of the Sword Samogitians Semigalians Commanders Volquin Vykintas Strength 3000 4000 - 5000 Casualties 50-60 knights killed Unknown The Livonian Confederation in 1260, showing the site for the Battle of Saule. ... // Events May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albanss Abbey dies. ... For the state, see Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. ... // Events Thomas II of Savoy becomes count of Flanders. ... Combatants Pskov Feudal Republic Novgorod Feudal Republic Livonian Brothers of the Sword Commanders Daumantas of Pskov Dmitry of Pereslavl Otto von Lutterberg Strength Up to 30,000 troops 9000 max The Battle of Rakovor (Russian: ) or Battle of Wesenberg (German: ) was a battle fought on February 18, 1268, between the... Conradin (right) is executed by Charles I of Sicily, thus extinguishing the Hohenstaufen dynasty, in 1268. ... Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Teutonic Order and Mercenaries and Various Knights from the rest of Europe Commanders WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o, Vytautas the Great Ulrich von Jungingen† Strength 39,000 27,000 Casualties Unknown 8,000 dead 14,000 captured The Battle of Grunwald... March 29 - The Aragonese capture Oristano, capital of the giudicato di Arborea in Sardinia July 15 – Battle of Grunwald (also known as Tannenberg or Zalgiris). ... This article concerns secularism, the exclusion of religion and supernatural beliefs. ... 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The Livonian Order was founded during the Northern Crusades to defend German settlements in the Baltic; their rule was primarily based on that of the Knights Templar. Following their defeat by Lithuania in the Battle of Schaulen (Saule) in 1236, they were merged into the Teutonic Knights as an autonomous branch. The Livonian Order was ultimately secularized and became the Duchy of Courland during the 16th century Livonian War. The Teutonic knights in Pskov in 1240. ... The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici), popularly known as the Knights Templar or the Order of the Temple, were among the most famous of the Christian military orders. ... Combatants Livonian Brothers of the Sword Samogitians Semigalians Commanders Volquin Vykintas Strength 3000 4000 - 5000 Casualties 50-60 knights killed Unknown The Livonian Confederation in 1260, showing the site for the Battle of Saule. ... // Events May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albanss Abbey dies. ... For the state, see Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. ... Courland, Kurland, Couronia, or Curonia, a former Baltic province of the Teutonic Order state in Livonia (ca. ... The Reformation reached Livonia in the 1520s. ...

History

Albert, bishop of Riga (or Prince-Bishop of Livonia), founded the Brotherhood to aid the Bishopric of Riga in the conversion of the pagan Curonians, Livonians, Semigallians, and Latgalians along the Gulf of Riga. From its foundation the undisciplined Order tended to ignore its supposed vassalage to the bishops. In 1218 Albert asked King Valdemar II of Denmark for assistance, but Valdemar instead arranged a deal with the Brotherhood and conquered the north of Estonia. Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (German: ; ca. ... Coordinates: , Founded 1201 Government  - Mayor Jānis Birks Area  - City 307. ... Archbishopric of Riga (in yellow), shown within the Livonian Confederation Capital Riga Language(s) Latin Low German Livonian Curonian Latgalian Government Monarchy Archbishop of Riga  - 1245–73 Albert Suerbeer (first)  - 1539–63 Wilhelm von Brandenburg (last) Historical era Middle Ages  - Established 1255  - Disestablished 1561 Currency Livonian Penny Livonian Schilling The... Pagan and heathen redirect here. ... The Curonians (also called Kursi, Latvian KurÅ¡i) are one of the extinct Baltic tribes that later formed the Latvian nation. ... The Livonians are the indigenous inhabitants of a large part of what is today the Republic of Latvia. ... The Semigallians in the context of the other Baltic tribes, circa 1200 CE. The Eastern Balts are shown in brown hues while the Western Balts are shown in green. ... The term Latgalians (also spelt Latgallians and sometimes known as Lettigalls, Latgolans, or Lettigallians) can refer to the inhabitants of the Latgale region in eastern Latvia in general, the ethnic Latvians of Latgale (especially those who speak the Latgalian dialect of Latvian), or to the ancient Baltic tribe. ... The Gulf of Riga The Gulf of Riga (or Bay of Riga, Latvian RÄ«gas jÅ«ras lÄ«cis, Estonian Liivi Laht) is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia. ... Look up vassal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Valdemar II (1170–1241), called Valdemar the Conqueror or Valdemar the Victorious, was the King of Denmark from 1202 until 1241. ... Estonia was a dominion of Denmark during Middle Ages. ...

The Brotherhood's headquarters were at Fellin (Viljandi) in present day Estonia, where the walls of the master's castle are still standing. Other strongholds included Wenden (Cēsis), Segewold (Sigulda) and Ascheraden (Aizkraukle). The commanders of Fellin, Goldingen (Kuldīga), Marienburg (Alūksne), Reval (Tallinn), and the bailiff of Weißenstein (Paide) belonged to the five-member entourage of the Order's master. County Viljandi County Area 14. ... CÄ“sis (German: Wenden) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Vidzeme Central upland. ... Sigulda, a town in the Vidzeme Region in Latvia, is situated in the most picturesque part of the primeval Gauja valley. ... Aizkraukle (German: ) is a town in central Latvia. ... KuldÄ«ga (German: Goldingen) is a town in western Latvia. ... AlÅ«ksne (-Latvian, German: Marienburg, Estonian: Aluliina) is a town on the shores of Lake AlÅ«ksne in northeastern Latvia near the borders with Estonia and Russia. ... County Area 159. ... Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ... Ruins of Weissenstein Castle. ...

Pope Gregory IX requested the Brothers to defend Finland from the Novgorodian attacks in his letter in November 24, 1232.^[1] However, no information survives if the knights ever had any activities in Finland. Finland was eventually taken over by Sweden after the Second Swedish Crusade in 1249. Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino dei Conti, was pope from 1227 to August 22, 1241. ... Finnish-Novgorodian wars were a series of badly documented conflicts that took place between the Finnish tribes and the Republic of Novgorod in the 12th and early 13th centuries. ... Second Swedish Crusade was a semi-historical Swedish military expedition to Finland by Birger jarl in the 13th century. ...

The Brothers were all but annihilated by the Lithuanians and Semigallians at the Battle of Schaulen (Saule) in 1236, leading the surviving Brothers to be incorporated into the Order of Teutonic Knights the following year. From that point on, they were in all respects (rule, clothing and policy) an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, headed by their own Master (who was de jure subject to the Teutonic Order's Grand Master). The Semigallians in the context of the other Baltic tribes, circa 1200 CE. The Eastern Balts are shown in brown hues while the Western Balts are shown in green. ... Combatants Livonian Brothers of the Sword Samogitians Semigalians Commanders Volquin Vykintas Strength 3000 4000 - 5000 Casualties 50-60 knights killed Unknown The Livonian Confederation in 1260, showing the site for the Battle of Saule. ... For the state, see Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. ... The Hochmeister (German: ) was the holder of the supreme office, equivalent to a Superior general in a non-military religious order, of the Teutonic Order. ...

Between 1237 and 1290, they conquered all of Courland, Livonia, and Semigallia, but their attack on Northern Russia was repelled in the Battle of Wesenberg (Rakovor) (1268). In 1346, the Order bought the rest of Estonia from King Valdemar IV of Denmark. Life within the Order's territory is described in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia and the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle. Coat of arms of Courland Courland (Latvian: ; German: ; Latin: Curonia / Couronia; Lithuanian: ; Estonian: ; Polish: ; Russian: ) is an historical Baltic province now part of Latvia. ... Baltic Tribes, ca 1200 CE This article is about the region in Europe. ... Zemgale (also historically known as Semigallia or Semigalia) is a historical region of Latvia and sometimes a part of Lithuania is also included. ... Combatants Pskov Feudal Republic Novgorod Feudal Republic Livonian Brothers of the Sword Commanders Daumantas of Pskov Dmitry of Pereslavl Otto von Lutterberg Strength Up to 30,000 troops 9000 max The Battle of Rakovor (Russian: ) or Battle of Wesenberg (German: ) was a battle fought on February 18, 1268, between the... Valdemar IV of Denmark (Valdemar Atterdag) shown on a fresco in Næstveds Saint Peters Church (Sankt Peders Kirke). ... The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia (Latvian: Indrika hronikas, Latin: Heinrici Cronicon Lyvoniae) is a historic document describing the history of Latvia and Estonia from 1180 to 1227. ... Livlandische Reimchronik: The Old Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, written in Low German by an anonymous writer covers the period 1180 – 1290 and contains a wealth of detail about ‘strange’ Estonia. ...

The Teutonic Order fell into decline following its defeat in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 and the secularization of its Prussian territories by Albert of Prussia in 1525, but the Livonian Order managed to maintain an independent existence. During the Livonian War, however, they suffered a decisive defeat by troops of Muscovite Russia in the Battle of Ergeme in 1560. The Livonian Order then sought protection from Sigismund II Augustus, the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, who had intervened in a war between Bishop William of Riga and the Brothers in 1557. Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Teutonic Order and Mercenaries and Various Knights from the rest of Europe Commanders Władysław II Jagiełło, Vytautas the Great Ulrich von Jungingen† Strength 39,000 27,000 Casualties Unknown 8,000 dead 14,000 captured The Battle of Grunwald... Albert (May 16, 1490 - March 20, 1568), (Albertus in Latin, Margrave Albrecht of Brandenburg in German) Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and first duke of Ducal Prussia, was the third son of Frederick of Hohenzollern, prince of Ansbach and Bayreuth, and Sophia, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiello Grand Duke... The Reformation reached Livonia in the 1520s. ... Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское)) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... Combatants Livonian Order Muscovy Commanders Gotthard Kettler Czar Ivan IV of Russia The Battle of Ergeme (Estonian: ; German: ; Russian: ) was fought on 2 August 1560 in present-day Estonia (near Valga) as part of the Livonian War between the forces of Ivan IV of Russia and the Livonian Order. ... Sigismund II Augustus (Polish: , Lithuanian: ; 1 August 1520 — 7 July 1572) was the only son of Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. ... The Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state in the years between the death of Casimir III in 1370 and the Union of Lublin in 1569. ... The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lithuanian: , Ruthenian: Wialikaje Kniastwa Litowskaje, Ruskaje, Żamojckaje, Belarusian: , Ukrainian: , Polish: , Latin: ) was an Eastern and Central European state of the 12th[1] /13th century until the 18th century. ... Wilhelm of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Riga, was a member of the house of Hohenzollern. ...

After coming to an agreement with the Sigismund II Augustus and his representatives (especially Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł), the last Master, Gotthard Kettler, secularized the Order and converted to Lutheranism. In the southern part of the Brothers' lands he created the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia for his family. Most of the remaining lands were seized by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The north of Estonia was taken back by Denmark and Sweden. The Wilno Pact was an agreement reached on November 28, 1561 between Sigismund II Augustus and the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. ... Noble Family RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Coat of Arms TrÄ…by Parents Jan MikoÅ‚aj RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Hanna Kiszka Consorts Elżbieta SzydÅ‚owiecka Children with Elżbieta SzydÅ‚owiecka Mikolaj Krzysztof RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Jerzy RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Albrycht RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ StanisÅ‚aw Pius RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Elżbieta RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Zofia Agnieszka RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Anna Magdalena RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Krystyna RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Jan Radziwi... Gotthard Kettler Gotthard Kettler (1517 – 17 May 1587) became the last master of the Livonian Order - a branch of the Teutonic order in 1559, but when the Order came under increasing pressure from Russian tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) during the Livonian war (1558 – 1582), Gotthard Kettler secularised the... Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity that follows the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther. ... The Duchy of Courland as a part of The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1772 (above, yellow). ...

Masters of the Livonian Order

• Wenno (von Rohrbach) 1204–09
• Volquin (von Naumburg?) 1209–36

Wenno (Vinno, Winne), from Kassel-Naumburg, was the first Master of the Order of Brothers of the Sword, leading the Order from 1204 to 1209. ... Volquin (Wolquin, Folkvin, Volkewin) was the Master of the Order of Brothers of the Sword from 1209 to 1236. ...

Masters of Livonia (within the Teutonic Order)

Livonian Brothers

Emblem of the Livonian Order

• Hermann Balk 1237–38
• Dietrich von Grüningen 1238–42
• Dietrich von Grüningen 1244–46
• Andreas von Stierland 1248–53
• Anno von Sangershausen 1253–56
• Burchard von Hornhausen 1256–60
• Werner von Breithausen 1261–63
• Konrad von Mandern 1263–66
• Otto von Lutterberg 1266–70
• Andreas von Westfalen 1270
• Walther von Nortecken 1270–73
• Ernst von Rassburg 1273–79
• Konrad von Feuchtwangen 1279–81
• Wilken von Endorp 1281–87
• Konrad von Herzogenstein 1288–90
• Halt von Hohembach –1293
• Heinrich von Dinkelaghe 1295–96
• Bruno 1296–98
• Gottfried von Rogga 1298–1307
• Conrad von Jocke 1309–22
• Johannes Ungenade 1322–24
• Reimar Hane 1324–28
• Everhard von Monheim 1328–40
• Burchard von Dreileben 1340–45
• Goswin von Hercke 1345–59
• Arnold von Vietinghof 1359–64
• Wilhelm von Vrymersheim 1364–85
• R. von Eltz 1385–89
• Wennemar Hasenkamp von Brüggeneye 1389–1401
• Konrad von Vietinghof 1401–13
• Diderick Tork 1413–15
• Siegfried Lander von Spanheim 1415–24
• Zisse von Rutenberg 1424–33
• Franco Kerskorff 1433–35
• Heinrich von Bockenvorde 1435–37
• H. Vinke von Overbergen 1438–50
• Johann Osthoff von Mengede 1450–69
• Johann Wolthuss von Herse 1470–71
• Bernd von der Borch 1471–83
• Johann Fridach von Loringhofe 1483–94
• Wolter von Plettenberg 1494–1535
• Hermann Hasenkamp von Brüggeneye 1535–49
• Johann von der Recke 1549–51
• Heinrich von Galen 1551–57
• Johann Wilhelm von Fürstenberg 1557–59
• Godert (Gotthard) Kettler 1559–61

Image File history File links LivoniaKnight. ... Image File history File links LivoniaKnight. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Anno von Sangershausen was a Master of Livonia (1253–56) and a Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1256–73). ... Konrad von Feuchtwangen was the 13th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1291-96. ... Events May 20 - King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Study of General Schools of Alcala The Minoresses (Franciscan nuns) are first introduced into England Births Deaths Categories: 1293 ... Events July 2 - The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. ... January 18 - German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia. ... Events Publication of Defensor pacis by Marsilius of Padua Mansa Kankan Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire arrives in Cairo on his hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca. ... Events February 24 - Margaret I defeats Albert in battle, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 28 - Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and Ottomans. ... The Lollards, a religious sect taught by John Wycliffe, were persecuted for their beliefs. ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ... Wolter von Plettenberg (or Walter von Plettenberg) (ca. ... 1494 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ... Gotthard Kettler Gotthard Kettler (1517 – 17 May 1587) became the last master of the Livonian Order - a branch of the Teutonic order in 1559, but when the Order came under increasing pressure from Russian tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) during the Livonian war (1558 – 1582), Gotthard Kettler secularised the... January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ...

See also

• Livonian Confederation
• Courland
• Livonia
• Latvia
• Estonia
• Northern Crusades
• Order of Dobrin
• Teutonic Knights
• Conquest of Estonia

Coat of arms Capital Walk Language(s) Low German Religion Roman Catholicism Political structure Confederation Legislature Landtag Historical era Middle Ages  - Conquest of Estonia 1208–27  - Established 1228  - Reval (Tallinn) gains Lübeck Rights 1248  - Reval joins Hanseatic League late 13th century  - Landtag formed 1419  - Livonian War 1558–82  - Wilno... Coat of arms of Courland Courland (Latvian: ; German: ; Latin: Curonia / Couronia; Lithuanian: ; Estonian: ; Polish: ; Russian: ) is an historical Baltic province now part of Latvia. ... Baltic Tribes, ca 1200 CE This article is about the region in Europe. ... The Teutonic knights in Pskov in 1240. ... The Order of Dobrin (also known as Brothers of DobrzyÅ„, Polish Bracia DobrzyÅ„scy; German: Orden von Dobrin) was a military order created in Poland during the 13th century to defend against Baltic Prussian raids. ... For the state, see Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. ... Combatants Livonian Order Estonian elderships Commanders Albert of Riga Anders Sunesen Caupo of Turaida † Theoderich von Treyden Volquin Wenno William of Modena Lembitu of Lehola † Vyachko † Strength unknown unknown The 13th century conquest of Estonia was undertaken by the Livonian Order, the Kingdom of Denmark, and their allies against the...

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