thelastsummoner: Recruitment to the Teutonic Knightly Order differed from other military orders mostly because of the ministeriales (Dientsmann=men of service), which meant servant. By the 1250s ministerialis made up over 75% of the Teutonic force,
thelastsummoner: Recruitment to the Teutonic Knightly Order differed from other military orders mostly because of the ministeriales (Dientsmann=men of service), which meant servant. By the 1250s ministerialis made up over 75% of the Teutonic force,