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The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress and, upon its completion in 1406, was the world's largest brick castle. [4] UNESCO designated the "Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork" and the Malbork Castle Museum a World Heritage Site in December 1997. [5]
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The Toruń Castle was one of the first castles built by the order in the territory enfeoffed to them by Duke Konrad I of Masovia. [3] The construction started in the mid 13th century, and continued for about a hundred years. [4] It was the first Teutonic castle in the Chełmno Land. [2]
The palace was first a castle, built in the early Middle Ages as the seat of the Taubergau , but then became a Teutonic possession in 1219, and then seat of the Mergentheim Commandery . The castle became the residence of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order in 1527 and remained the headquarters of the Order until 1809.
The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 in Acre, ... Ruins of the Teutonic Order's castle in Paide, Estonia.
The siege of Marienburg was an unsuccessful two-month siege of the castle in Marienburg (), the capital of the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights.The joint Polish and Lithuanian forces, under command of King Władysław II Jagiełło and Grand Duke Vytautas, besieged the castle between 26 July and 19 September 1410 in a bid for complete conquest of Prussia after the great victory in the ...
The town was burned by the Teutonic Knights in 1410 before the siege of the castle by Poles, [5] however it remained under Teutonic control after the siege. In 1457, during the Thirteen Years' War , the castle was sold to Poland by Czech mercenaries of the Teutonic Knights, [ 5 ] and the Teutonic Order transferred its seat to Königsberg (now ...
The siege of Kaunas was laid by the Teutonic Order on the newly built Kaunas Castle in spring 1362. It was the first brick castle built by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After a month-long siege, the castle was captured and destroyed. Its commander Vaidotas, son of Kęstutis, and 36 others were taken captive.