Order of Dobrzyń
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The Order of Dobrzyń (
In Latin the knights were known as being a smaller part of the much bigger and older Fratres Milites Christi (de Prussia,[1] de Dobrin, de Dobrzyń,[1] de Mazovia), and they were nicknamed the Prussian Cavaliers of Jesus Christ.
The Order was created by Christian of Oliva, the first Bishop of Prussia (1216–1228), to protect Masovia and Kuyavia against raids from the pagan Prussians who defied Duke Konrad I of Masovia's attempts to subjugate them.
According to Jan Długosz, the creation of the Order was confirmed by Pope Gregory IX (1227–1241) in 1228.[2] Duke Konrad granted the Knights the town of Dobrzyń (Dobrin) and the surrounding Dobrzyń Land (German: Dobriner Land), territory located south of and adjacent to Prussia. The Order of Dobrzyń was the only military order created in the territory of Poland.
At first the Order was composed of 15 German knights from Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg led by Master Brunon.
The Order of Dobrzyń provided assistance to the
In the face of the Order's lack of success in battle against the Prussians, as well as their small number (at its highest, 35 knights), in around 1235 the majority of the Knights joined the
In 1237 the rest of the Brothers were moved by Konrad to
References
- ^ a b "Bracia Dobrzyńscy" (in Polish). Opoka.
- ^ a b c Kotliar, M. Knightly Order of Dobrzyń (ДОБЖИНСЬКИХ РИЦАРІВ ОРДЕН). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2004
Bibliography
- Alain Demurger, Chevaliers du Christ, les ordres religieux-militaires au Moyen Age, Seuil, Paris, 2002 ISBN 2-02-049888-X
- Józef Marecki, Zakony w Polsce, Universitas, Kraków 2000
- Dick Harrison (2005). Gud vill det! – Nordiska korsfarare under medeltiden. Ordfront förlag. ISBN 91-7037-119-9