Hartmann von Helbrungen

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Hartmann von Heldrungen was the 12th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1273 - 1282).

He was an Imperial Knight from Thuringia in the Holy Roman Empire. He joined the Teutonic Order along with his brother Hermann von Heldrungen between 1234 and 1237.

In 1238, von Heldrungen became the country Komtur in Saxony. He took part in diplomatic negotiations and celebrations when the Livonian Order joined the Teutonic Order. He was trusted by the Grand Masters and because of that, he was able to advance quickly within the Order. Between 1261 and 1266, he was the Grand Komtur and second in charge after the Grand Master, Hanno von Sangershausen. He became the 12th Grand Master in the summer of 1273. His reign was marked by relative peace for the order, and he encouraged the colonization of Prussia and Livonia. He gained more lands in the Reich as well as in Pomerania. Hartmann von Heldrungen died on August 19th, 1282.