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Ulrich von Jungingen
Ulrich von Jungingen

Ulrich von Jungingen (born 1360 in Jungingen– died July 15, 1410 near Tannenberg) was the 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, as successor to his elder brother Konrad von Jungingen. Image File history File links Ulrich_von_Jungingen. ... Image File history File links Ulrich_von_Jungingen. ... Events October 24 - The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years War. ... Jungingen is a ditrict of Ulm in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg with a population around 3,200. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Events July 15 – Battle of Grunwald (a. ... Stębark (German:Tannenberg) is a village in Poland. ... Grand Master is the typical title of the supreme head of various military orders of knighthood, a type of religious order including the Knights Templar, a class of sectarian order such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Orange Order, but who in the case of a sovereign order such... The Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre in Palestine. ... Konrad von Jungingen (born 1355 in Swabia - died 30 March 1407 in Marienburg) was the 25th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1393 to 1407. ...


Ulrich resided in Schlochau and was komtur of Balga (1396 – 1404) and marshal and komtur of Königsberg (1404 – 1407). ... Komtur was a rank within the Teutonic Knights. ... Balga is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. ... Former German name of the city of Kaliningrad. ...


In 1407, when his brother died, he became the 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. Grand Master is the typical title of the supreme head of various military orders of knighthood, a type of religious order including the Knights Templar, a class of sectarian order such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Orange Order, but who in the case of a sovereign order such... The Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre in Palestine. ...


He was killed in the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg), commanding the forces of the Teutonic Knights. Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Teutonic Order Commanders WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II Jagiełło, Vytautas the Great Ulrich von Jungingen Strength 39,000 27,000 Casualties Unknown 8,000 dead 2,000 captured The Battle of Grunwald or Battle of Tannenberg took place on July 15, 1410... Stębark (German:Tannenberg) is a village in Poland. ... The Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre in Palestine. ...


The painting Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko supposedly illustrates the moment when Ulrich v. Jungingen (left, dressed in white, with a black cross), is killed by infantry when trying to attack the Polish king. Jan Matejko , self-portrait Jan Matejko (aka Jan Mateyko; Free City of Kraków, July 28, 1838 – November 1, 1893, Kraków, was a Polish artist famous for paintings of notable Polish political and military events. ...

Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko
Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko

This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Jan Matejko , self-portrait Jan Matejko (aka Jan Mateyko; Free City of Kraków, July 28, 1838 – November 1, 1893, Kraków, was a Polish artist famous for paintings of notable Polish political and military events. ...

External link

  • Webpage of the town of Jungingen, with drawings of the brothers
Preceded by:
Konrad von Jungingen
Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order
1407-1410
Succeeded by:
Heinrich von Plauen the Elder

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Battle of Grunwald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3860 words)
Ulrich von Jungingen asked for the armistice to be extended to July 4 in order to let the mercenaries from western Europe arrive.
Ulrich von Jungingen withdrew his forces from the area of Świecie/Schwetz and decided to organise a line of defence on the Drwęca River.
After several hours of fighting, Ulrich von Jungingen decided to join his embattled forces in the main line of engagement, which were by then becoming outnumbered by the mass of Polish knights and the advancing Polish infantry, which all of a sudden had come pouring on the battlefield from the surrounding forests.
Battle of Grunwald (3012 words)
Ulrich von Jungingen withdrew his forces from the area of Świecie and decided to organise a line of defence on the Drwęca River.
Ulrich von Jungingen decided to outflank the Polish forces by attacking the emptied right flank with 16 banners of heavy cavalry, until then held in reserve.
Although Heinrich von Plauen, the successor to Ulrich von Jungingen, managed to save his state from complete breakdown, the opposition to his rule both in the burghers, the knights and within the Order itself rose and soon he was ousted.
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