The Teutonic knights in the Holy Land, 1190-1291

"The Teutonic Order was founded in 1190 to provide medical care for crusaders in the kingdom of Jerusalem. In time it assumed a military role and played an important part in the wars of the Christian territories in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the Baltic regions of Prussia and Livonia. In t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Morton, Nicholas, 1980- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press 2009.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The foundation of the order, 1190-1215
  • The fifth crusade and the development of the Teutonic Knights, 1216-1223
  • The preparations for the expedition of Frederick II
  • From the crusade of Emperor Frederick II to the death of Herman von Salza, 1227-1239
  • Conrad von Thuringen, the Barons' crusade and a change of policy
  • Dependence and independence
  • The division of resources between the Holy Land and the Baltic
  • The politics of the Levant
  • The military organisation of the Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land
  • Control, co-ordination and supply.