The procurator or procurator general (Generalprokurator) of the
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...
was a position in their
Monastic State of Prussia. The procurator was responsible for the court matters and administration of a specific region called a ''procuratoria'', as well as commanding the army.
As a commander, the procurator had brothers of the Teutonic Knights and
vassal
A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. While the subordinate party is called a vassal, the dominant party is called a suzerain. ...
Old Prussians
Old Prussians, Baltic Prussians or simply Prussians ( Old Prussian: ''prūsai''; german: Pruzzen or ''Prußen''; la, Pruteni; lv, prūši; lt, prūsai; pl, Prusowie; csb, Prësowié) were an indigenous tribe among the Baltic peoples that ...
at his disposal. Procurators were under the direct command of the
komtur
Commander ( it, Commendatore; french: Commandeur; german: Komtur; es, Comendador; pt, Comendador), or Knight Commander, is a title of honor prevalent in chivalric orders and fraternal orders.
The title of Commander occurred in the medieval mil ...
s.
References
* and , ''Die Berichte der Generalprokuratoren des Deutschen Ordens an der Kurie'', Cologne and Göttingen: Böhlau and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1960-1976.
** vol. 1: ''Die Geschichte der Generalprokuratoren von den Anfängen bis 1403''. 1961.
** vol. 2: ''Peter von Wormditt (1403–1419)''. 1960.
** vol. 3: ''Johann Tiergart (1419–1428)''
*** 1st half-vol.: ''1419–1423''. 1966.
*** 2nd half-vol.: ''1424–1428''. 1971.
** vol. 4: ''1429–1436''
*** 1st half-vol.: ''1429–1432''. 1973.
*** 2nd half-vol.: ''1433–1436''. 1976.
Teutonic Order
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