![]() The Teutonic Order was founded in Palestine near the end of the twelfth century to succeed some German hospitallers who had resided in Jerusalem till the capture of the city by Saracens in 1187. This idea, suicidal from a Polish point of view, was accepted by the Prince of Mazovia. In this disaster Christian conceived the idea of calling in the Teutonic Knights against Prussia. The Prussians, elated with victory, plundered at pleasure the lands bordering on their own. The order, shattered at its very inception, hoped for reinforcements from abroad but the Pope at that juncture was sending a crusade to Palestine, and would not permit a division in the forces of the West. Took refuge in the castle, which the Prussians were unable to capture. ![]()
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