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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). His winning personality and his sense of tact and tone won the Order many friends within the nobility of Germany, France and England.
Winrich von Kniprode (* um 1310 in Kniprath, einem ehemaligen Ortsteil von Monheim am Rhein; † 24. Juni 1382 bei Marienburg, poln. Malbork) war der 22. Hochmeister des Deutschen Ordens. Er bekleidete dieses Amt in der Zeit von 1351 bis 1382. In diese Epoche fallen sowohl die Blütezeit des Rittertums als auch die Glanzzeit des Ordensstaates .
"Winrich von Kniprode was the 22nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. He was the longest serving Grand Master, holding the position for 31 years (1351–1382). Von Kniprode was born in 1310 in Monheim am Rhein near Cologne. He served as the Komtur of Danzig (1338–1341) and Balga (1341–1343). In 1341 he was promoted to the Grand Marshal.
Winrich von Kniprode was the 22nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. He was the longest serving Grand Master, holding the position for 31 years (1351–1382). Von Kniprode was born in 1310 in Monheim am Rhein near Cologne. He served as the Komtur of Danzig (1338–1341) and Balga (1341–1343).
As the decision of expand must have been made several years earlier, probably in the 1370s, its initiator could have been the Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode. In 1399, documents recorded the removal of rubble after construction, although this probably referred to the Teutonic court in nearby Widowo, not to the castle itself.
Commanders and leaders. Grand Commander Winrich von Kniprode. Kęstutis or Narimantas. The Battle of Strėva, Strebe, [1] or Strawe [2] was fought on 2 February 1348 between the Teutonic Order and the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the banks of the Strėva River, a right tributary of the Neman River, near present-day Žiežmariai. [3]
From this point until ca. 1412, efforts were directed toward subjugating the Lithuanians. The 14th century also saw the peak of the Teutonic Order’s administration and power, particularly under the tenure of Grand Masters, Winrich von Kniprode (1352–82) and Konrad von Jungingen (1393–1407).
