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Revision as of 20:47, 16 April 2006 by Norum (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Heinrich III von Hohenlohe (died 15 July, 1249) was the seventh Grand Master of the Teutonic Order between 1244 and 1249. Von Hohenlohe was the son of one of the most richest and most powerfull feudals in Württemberg. He had four brothers and one sister.
Right from the childhood he was destined to join the Church. Between 1218 and 1219, von Hohenlohe was canon (priest) of Würzburg.
In 1220, he and two of his brothers joined the Teutonic Order, donating at the same time his part of his father's inheritance to the Order. It turned out to be one of the most powerful komturships in German lands - Mergentheim on the river Tauber. In 1221, von Hohenlohe went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land and, upon returning, became the komtur of Mergentheim.
In 1225, ordered by Grand Master, Hermann von Salza von Hohenlohe escorted Isabella II of Jerusalem, the second wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor to the Kingdom of Italy. From that point, von Hohenlohe would spend a lot of time around the Grand Master, holding important positions in Germany and residing in Mergentheim.
When the Order's Chapter (religion) removed Gerhard von Malberg from the office, Heinrich von Hohenlohe was chosen as the seventh Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. He was considered to support the emperor and in the conflict between him and the pope Innocent IV, he represented the interests of the emperor, causing an uproar between lots of the Order's brothers led by the Master of the Livonian Order, Dietrich von Gruningen.
In 1246, von Hohenlohe rushed into Prussia to start a crusade and as a result, he captured Christburg. He signed a treaty with Prussia and the Duke of Pomerania, Świętopełk II the Great, which was very favourable for the Teutonic Order.
Heinrich von Hohenlohe died on the 15th of July, 1249, shortly after returning from Prussia. He was bried in the church in Mergentheim.
| Preceded byGerhard von Malberg | Grand Master of the Teutonic Order 1241-1244 |
Succeeded byGünther von Wüllersleben |