The Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land, 1190-1291

by Nicholas Morton

Book Overview

A detailed study of the Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land, covering both their military and administrative affairs.

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 defence of the Christian territories in the EasternMediterranean and in the Baltic regions of Prussia and Livonia; in the Levant, it fought against the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783271817
• ISBN13: 9781783271818
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"