The Knights of the Cross

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:are warriors against evil
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Crusades
Military orders
gptkbp:cultural_impact Art and literature
gptkbp:current_status Non-operational
gptkbp:dissolved 1783
gptkbp:founded 1190
gptkbp:founded_by gptkb:Hermann_von_Salza
gptkbp:governance gptkb:The_Master
gptkbp:has_tradition Chivalric ceremonies
gptkbp:head White mantle with a red cross
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Prague
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance Role in the Baltic Crusades
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Knights of the Cross
gptkbp:influence Central Europe
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern chivalric orders
gptkbp:motto In hoc signo vinces
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Grunwald
gptkbp:notable_locations gptkb:Prague_Castle
gptkb:Silesia
gptkb:Faroe_Islands
gptkb:Malbork_Castle
gptkb:Kraków
gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Duchy_of_Prussia
gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Pomerania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Latvia
gptkb:Svalbard
gptkb:Livonia
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Hermann_von_Salza
gptkbp:objective Conversion of pagans
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Knights_Hospitaller
gptkb:Teutonic_Knights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Order_of_the_Knights_of_the_Cross_with_the_Red_Star
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:cross
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:type gptkb:Order_of_the_Holy_Ghost
holy warriors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dresden
gptkb:Storm_Front
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4