Heinrich von Hohenlohe (died
15 July,
1249) was the seventh
Grand Master of the
Teutonic Order, serving between 1244-1249. He was the son of one of the richest and most powerful feudal lords in
Württemberg and had four brothers and one sister.
Von Hohenlohe was
canon of the
Bishopric of Würzburg from 1218-19. 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 a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land and, upon returning, became the
Komtur of Mergentheim.
Upon the orders of Grand Master
Hermann von Salza in 1225, von Hohenlohe escorted
Isabella II of Jerusalem, the second wife of Emperor
Frederick II, to the
Kingdom of Italy. From that point, von Hohenlohe would spend much time around the Grand Master, holding important positions in
Germany, and residing in Mergentheim.
When the Order's
chapter removed
Gerhard von Malberg from the office of Grand Master, von Hohenlohe was chosen as his successor. He was considered to support the emperor and, in the conflict between Frederick II and
Pope Innocent IV, von Hohenlohe represented the interests of the emperor, causing an uproar between many of the Order's brothers led by the Master of the
Livonian Order,
Dietrich von Grüningen.
In 1246, von Hohenlohe rushed to
Prussia to start a crusade and as a result, he captured
Christburg. He signed a favorable treaty with the
Old Prussians and the
Duke of Pomerania,
Świętopełk II the Great.
Von Hohenlohe died in July 1249, shortly after returning from Prussia. He was buried in the church in Mergentheim.
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