Siegfried von Feuchtwangen
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Siegfried von Feuchtwangen was the 15th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from 1303 until 1311. He was born in Franken, in the family of Konrad von Feuchtwangen.
He took the office after his predecessor, Gottfried von Hohenlohe, had abdicated. Gottfried's rule was marked by some internal strife within the Order.
Under Siegfried, in the year 1308 the order seized Danzig and took control of Pomerania, thus becoming Poland's strongest enemy.
Siegfried moved the headquarters of the order from Venice, located there by his predecessor, to Marienburg. Siegfried died there in 1311 and was buried in the cathedral of Kulmsee.
| Preceded by: Gottfried von Hohenlohe |
Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order 1302-1310 |
Succeeded by: Karl Bessart von Trier |
