When Was the Teutonic Order Founded?

The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious order founded as a military order c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Teutonic Order was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals.

When did the Teutonic Order End?

-- The Teutonic Order's rule in Prussia came to an end in 1525, when the grand master, under Protestant influence, dissolved the order there and accepted its lands as a secular duchy for himself under Polish suzerainty.

Does the Teutonic Order still exist?

However, the Order continued to exist as a charitable and ceremonial body. It was outlawed by Adolf Hitler in 1938, but re-established in 1945. Today it operates primarily with charitable aims in Central Europe.