Komture

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Komture are the plural of "Komtur," a historical title for commanders or officials in medieval knightly orders, particularly within the Teutonic Order.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Komture canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical title
office
position in a chivalric order
associatedWith crusading activity in the Baltic region
monastic military rule
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
domain feudal administration
military organization
religious orders
equivalentTitle commander
preceptor
etymologicallyRelatedTo Kommende
Komturei
governs fortified house
monastic community of the order
hasLanguageOrigin German
hasPluralForm Komture
hasTitleForm Komtur (German)
commendator (Latin-related forms)
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
notableOrder Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem
partOf hierarchy of the Teutonic Order
rankInOrder local commander
regionOfUse Holy Land
Livonia
Prussia
relatedConcept Bailiwick
Commandery
Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
responsibleFor administration of estates
collection of revenues
discipline of knights and brethren
military leadership at local level
status obsolete title
subordinateTo Hochmeister
Landmeister
supervises knights
priests of the order
sergeants
typicalJurisdiction commandery
kommende
usedBy Livonian Order
Teutonic Knights
linked to: Teutonic Order
usedIn Catholic military orders
Teutonic Order
medieval knightly orders

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Referenced by (2)

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

Komtur hasPluralForm Komture
subject linked to: Komtur (German, historical)
Komtur hasPluralForm Komture
subject linked to: Komture