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    Winrich von Kniprode was the 22nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. He was the longest serving Grand Master, holding the position for 31 years (1351–1382)...
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    Europe. Dietrich von Altenburg Heinrich Dusemer Winrich von Kniprode Konrad von Jungingen Michael Küchmeister von Sternberg Konrad von Erlichshausen General...
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    Schindekop and rallied the Teutonic forces to victory. When Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode asked Hans what he would like for a reward, the shoemaker requested...
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    commander Winrich von Kniprode seized a victory against the Lithuanians in the Battle of Strėva, which was held in an open field.: 243  In 1352, led by von Kniprode...
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    Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode named him Komtur of Schlochau (Człuchów) in 1377, but his real career did not begin until Conrad Zöllner von Rothenstein...
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    trapper and komtur of Christburg in 1372. Following the death of Winrich von Kniprode, Konrad was elected Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order on October...
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    stubbornly resisted. Kęstutis attempted to negotiate with Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode to no avail. Eventually, the inner wall collapsed, but defenders...
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    XX-B camp. Dietrich von Altenburg the 19th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1335 to 1341 Winrich von Kniprode the 22nd Grand Master...
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    Insterburg. A small army led by Grand Commander and future Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode invaded and pillaged central Lithuania (probably areas around Semeliškės...
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    over pagan Lithuanians in the 1348 Battle of Strėva, Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode established a Cistercian nunnery in the city. Aspiring students were...
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    account states that in 1361, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Winrich von Kniprode issued an order to gather information about the castle, specifically...
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  • Master (1345–1351) Winrich von Kniprode, Grand Master (1351–1382) Konrad Zöllner von Rotenstein, Grand Master (1382–1390) Konrad von Wallenrode, Grand...
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    used by Augustinian monks, established in the area by Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode after the Battle of Rudau, to cut down an oak tree worshiped by pagan...
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    Komtur of the Teutonic Knights. Many Komturs at Balga like Winrich von Kniprode or Ulrich von Jungingen later rose to the office of the Grand Master, the...
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    Empire in 1494, but merged with the office of grand master under Walter von Cronberg in 1525, from which time the head of the order had the title of...
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  • of Mewar (now part of western India). Conrad Zöllner von Rothenstein succeeds Winrich von Kniprode, as Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. Balša II of...
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    conquer all Lithuania and Russia. During the reign of Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode (1351–1382), the Order reached the peak of its international prestige...
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  • Knights. The Lithuanians took and burned Rudau Castle. Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode decided to take his army from Königsberg to meet the Lithuanians...
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  • grant town rights to Rastenburg (Kętrzyn) in 1357. Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode promoted Schindekop to the positions of Ordensmarschall and Komtur...
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    Günter von Hohenstein, Komtur of the Teutonic Knights at Osterode commandry. A parish church was mentioned for 1348. Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode granted...
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    Lithuanian domains and Polotsk. On 31 May 1380, Jogaila and Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode signed the secret Treaty of Dovydiškės. Based on the terms of the...
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    and Chojnice became part of the State of the Teutonic Order. Under Winrich von Kniprode the defensive capabilities and inner structures of the town were...
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    and the pond of a mill built by the Teutonic Knights. Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode of the Teutonic Knights built a fortress on the site of a former...
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    century. It was rebuilt from 1364 to 1384, and was granted Kulm law by Winrich von Kniprode. After the Polish victory in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, the...
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    Vertrag von Daudisken), Daudiske, or Daudisken was a secret treaty signed on 31 May 1380 between Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Winrich von Kniprode...
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    stronghold, as ordered by the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order Winrich von Kniprode in c. 1377, to serve as a convent and a headquarters for launching...
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    Crusade. Winrich von Kniprode, komtur of the Teutonic Order, wishes to marry Birutė, daughter of the ruler of Palanga. In Act I, von Kniprode sends his...
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    mentioned in 1376 by Winrich von Kniprode as property of the Leunenburg family. In 1490 Barbara von Leunenburg married Botho von Eulenburg and the village...
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    Bishop of Schleswig (1370.01.30 – 1374.10.23) Vacancy & Interregnum Winrich von Kniprode (1385.03.28 – death 1419.11.05) Caspar Schuwenflug (1420.01.08 –...
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  • of Mewar (now part of western India). Conrad Zöllner von Rothenstein succeeds Winrich von Kniprode, as Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. Balša II of...
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