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Pages in category "Medieval German knights" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Medieval German knights (21 P) O. Orders of chivalry of Germany (1 C, 34 P) Pages in category "German knights" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 ...
Berlichingen left an autobiography in manuscript form (Rossacher Handschrift).The text was published in 1731 as Lebens-Beschreibung des Herrn Gözens von Berlichingen ("Biography of Sir Götz von Berlichingen"), and republished in 1843 as Ritterliche Thaten Götz von Berlichingen's mit der eisernen Hand ("Knightly Deeds of Götz von Berlichingen with the Iron Hand") (ed. M. A. Gessert).
Portrait of Ulrich from the Codex Manesse. Ulrich von Liechtenstein (ca. 1200 – 26 January 1275) was a German minnesinger, poet and knight of the Middle Ages.He wrote poetry in Middle High German and was author of noted works about how knights and nobles may lead more virtuous lives.
The Grand Masters, often members of the great German families (and, after 1761, members of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine), continued to preside over the Order's considerable holdings in Germany. Teutonic Knights from Germany, Austria, and Bohemia were used as battlefield commanders leading mercenaries for the Habsburg monarchy during the ...
The Free Imperial Knights (German: Reichsritter, Latin: Eques imperii) were free nobles of the Holy Roman Empire, whose direct overlord was the Emperor. They were the remnants of the medieval free nobility ( edelfrei ) and the ministeriales .
Pages in category "Orders of chivalry of Germany" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... Knight of the Golden Spur (Holy Roman Empire) L ...
He assigned these 'knights' to princes but urged the princes "to treat the knights not as slaves and servants but rather to receive their services as the knights' lords and defenders. "Hence it is," the chronicler explained, "that German knights, unlike their counterparts in other nations, are called servants of the royal fisc and princely ...