Livonian Order

The Meistertum Livonia (also: Brothers of the Knights of Christ of Livonia, latin Fratres miliciae Christi de Livonia ) was in 1237, with the forced inclusion of the Sword Brothers as Livonian Order in the Teutonic Order, a component of the Teutonic Order and the German Order State.

The coming of the Teutonic Order, which were the convents of the knights and priests, were joined together in larger groups. These associations were called bailiwicks and are comparable with the Provinces of other Orders. At their head stood a Landkomtur, to be compared with a provincial in other orders. In the coming Livonia were under the immediate country champion in Livonia, who was able to maintain a degree of independence from the Grand Master. So he was not only the immediate superior of the knights and priests, but also sovereign over Livonia.

There were no admissions within the Landmeistertums, were the knights and priests of Meistertums Livonia always from the German bailiwicks, and mainly from Westphalia and Lower Saxony. This regional exclusivity had rivalries with the Order branch in Prussia result and not wearing slightly at the disastrous defeat at Tannenberg in 1410.

The final Master Gotthard Kettler country joined in 1561 to Lutheranism and secularized the religious over the country. On 28 November 1561, was invested by the King of Poland, to whom he swore fealty to the Duchy of Courland and Semgallen.

Coming

  • Commandery Reval
  • Commandery Jerwen
  • Commandery Pärnu
  • Commandery Fellin
  • Commandery Talkhof
  • Commandery Marienburg
  • Country Marshal Segewold
  • Chapter Master ( Commandery ) Dünamünde
  • Commandery Ascheraden
  • Commandery Dünaburg
  • Commandery Bauske
  • Commandery Jelgava
  • Commandery Doblen
  • Commandery gold rings
  • Commandery Ventspils

The Meistertum Livonia was also in the court of the Teutonic Order in Lübeck.

Teutonic Knights Provincial superior Viljandi Bauska Dobele
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