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'''Dietrich von Altenburg''' of the ]. He was the first Grand Master to be buried at ] as he had built part of the castle. '''Dietrich von Altenburg''' was the 19th ] of the ], serving from 1335 to 1341.


]: 19th Grandmaster of the ], from 1335 to 1341. He came from Thuringia, Germany. Between 1320 and 1324, he was the ] of ], then of Balga . From 1331, he was a Grand Marshal and conducted raids against Poland, conquering Kuyavia for the Order. An energetic and cruel man, he was the main accused before a Papal Tribunal, for his part in crimes committed in the 1331 raids. Dietrich von Altenburg came from ], ] in the ]. He served as the ] of ] (1320-1324) and of ] (1326-1331). He became ] of the Order in 1331 and conquered ] from the ]. He was accused before a papal tribunal for alleged crimes committed during the Kuyavian campaign.


As Grandmaster, he was very active in building and reconstruction work in the Order's castles. In Malbork, his work was particularly important as he began the reconstruction of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the building of the main tower. He also commissioned the mosaic figure of the Madonna, finished the Chapel of St. Anne and built the first permanent bridge over the Nogat, and the Bridge Gate . After he was elected Grand Master, Altenburg set about building and reconstructing many of the Order's castles. He began the reconstruction of the Church of the ] at ], the building of the main tower, and commissioned a mosaic figure of the ]. The Chapel of ], the first permanent bridge over the ], and the Bridge Gate were also completed during his service.

⚫ He fell ill and died in October 1341 in ], where he had come to negotiate with Poland. He was the first Grandmaster to be buried in the Chapel of St. Anne in Marienburg; his original grave-stone can still be seen there to this day.

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⚫ Intending to negotiate with Poland, he travelled to Thorn (]) in 1341 but died from illness in October of that year. He was the first Grand Master to be buried in the Chapel of St. Anne in Marienburg; his original gravestone can still be seen there to this day.


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Dietrich von Altenburg was the 19th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1335 to 1341.

Dietrich von Altenburg came from Altenburg, Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire. He served as the Komtur of Ragnit (1320-1324) and of Balga (1326-1331). He became Grand Marshal of the Order in 1331 and conquered Kuyavia from the Kingdom of Poland. He was accused before a papal tribunal for alleged crimes committed during the Kuyavian campaign.

After he was elected Grand Master, Altenburg set about building and reconstructing many of the Order's castles. He began the reconstruction of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Marienburg, the building of the main tower, and commissioned a mosaic figure of the Madonna. The Chapel of St. Anne, the first permanent bridge over the Nogat, and the Bridge Gate were also completed during his service.

Intending to negotiate with Poland, he travelled to Thorn (Toruń) in 1341 but died from illness in October of that year. He was the first Grand Master to be buried in the Chapel of St. Anne in Marienburg; his original gravestone can still be seen there to this day.

Preceded byLuther von Braunschweig Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order
1335-1341 		Succeeded byLudolf König
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