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State of the Teutonic Order

1226 – 1561 CE · about 335 years

The State of the Teutonic Order was ruled by a Catholic military order in Prussia on the south-eastern Baltic coast, conquered from the Old Prussians from the 1230s. Its capital was Marienburg and later Königsberg. In 1525 its Prussian lands became the secular Duchy of Prussia, and its Livonian branch ended in 1561.

Key facts

Dates1226 – 1561 CE
RegionEurope & colonial empires
ContinentEurope
Typecrusader state (military order)
CapitalsMarienburg, Königsberg
Religion(s)Catholicism

Before & after

Followed by

Kingdom of Prussia

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.