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1189 - 1192The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.
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c. 1190Teutonic knights establish a field hospital at Acre during the Third Crusade.
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May 1198The Order of Teutonic Knights is officially sanctioned by Pope Innocent III.
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1242An army of Teutonic knights is defeated by the Russians at Lake Peipus.
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1244The Teutonic Order adopts a white surcoat and black cross insignia for all knights.
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1244At the battle of La Forbie near Gaza against an Ayyubid army, a devastating 437 of 440 Teutonic knights are killed.
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1271The Mamluks of Egypt and Syria capture Montfort fortress, headquarters of the Teutonic Order.
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1291The Mamluks of Egypt and Syria capture Acre, the headquarters of the Teutonic Order.
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1291 - 1309Venice is the headquarters of the Teutonic Order.
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1308The Teutonic Order acquires Danzig and eastern Pomerania.
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1309The headquarters of the Teutonic Order is moved to a fortified convent at Marienburg in Prussia.
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1346The Teutonic Order acquires control of northern Estonia.
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15 Jul 1410At the battle of Tannenburg an army of Teutonic knights is wiped out.
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1457The headquarters of the Teutonic Order is relocated to Konigsberg.
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1525The Teutonic Order is secularized in Prussia.
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1562The Teutonic Order is secularized in Livonia.
