Order of Dobrzyń

E550578

The Order of Dobrzyń was a small 13th-century Polish crusading military order founded to defend the Christian frontier in the region of Dobrzyń against pagan Prussian tribes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Order of Dobrzyń canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious order
Christian military order
crusading order
military order
country Kingdom of Poland
dissolved c. 1235
foundedBy Christian of Oliva
Duke Konrad I of Masovia
linked to: Konrad I of Masovia
foundedFor defense of the Christian frontier in Dobrzyń
warfare against pagan Prussian tribes
foundedUnderAuthorityOf Bishopric of Prussia
governedByRule rule similar to the Teutonic Order
habit white cloak with a red sword and red star
hasAlternativeName Brothers of Dobrzyń
Dobrinian Brothers
Fratres Milites Christi de Dobrin
Knights of Dobrzyń
hasHistoricalContext Christianization of the Baltic region
Polish–Prussian conflicts
hasHistoricalRegion Cuiavia
Masovia
linked to: Mazovia
hasLanguage Latin
Polish
hasNotableSuccessor Teutonic Knights in Prussia
hasSize small military order
hasStatus defunct
hasTypeOfWarfare frontier warfare
religious war
headquartersLocation Dobrzyń nad Wisłą
inception c. 1228
jurisdiction Dobrzyń Land
locatedInTime 13th century
memberCount approximately 15 knights
mergedInto Teutonic Order
operatedIn Cuiavia
Dobrzyń Land
borderlands with Prussia
partOf Northern Crusades
patronSaint Saint Peter
linked to: Apostle Peter

Virgin Mary
primaryEnemy Old Prussians
pagan Prussian tribes
recognizedBy Pope Gregory IX
religion Roman Catholicism
supportedBy Duke Konrad I of Masovia
linked to: Konrad I of Masovia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crusader military orders hasMemberOrder Order of Dobrzyń