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The '''Livonian Brothers of the Sword''' ({{lang-la|Fratres militiæ Christi Livoniae}}, {{lang-de|Schwertbrüderorden}}<!--, {{lang-fr|Ordre des chevaliers Porte-Glaive}}, [[Polish language|Polish]]: Zakon Kawalerów Mieczowych-->) was a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Military order (monastic society)|military order]] established in 1202 during the [[Livonian Crusade]] by [[Albert of Riga|Albert]], the third [[bishop]] of [[Riga]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Christiansen |first=Eric |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38197435 |title=The northern Crusades |date=1997 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=0-14-026653-4 |edition=2nd |location=London, England |pages=x |language=en |oclc=38197435}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> (or possibly by [[Theoderich von Treyden]]d). [[Pope]] [[Pope Innocent III|Innocent III]] sanctioned the establishment in 1204 for the second time. The membership of the [[Crusades|crusading]] [[Military order (religious society)|order]] comprised [[warrior monk|warrior]] [[monk]]s, mostly from northern Germany, who fought [[Baltic peoples|Baltic]] and [[Baltic Finnic peoples|Finnic]] [[Polytheism|polytheist]]s in the area of modern-day [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]]. Alternative names of the Order include '''Christ Knights''', '''Swordbrothers''', '''Sword Brethren''', '''Order of the Brothers of the Sword''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Order of the Brothers of the Sword {{!}} German organization of knights|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Order-of-the-Brothers-of-the-Sword|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> and '''The Militia of Christ of Livonia'''. The seal reads: ''+MAGISTRI ETFRM (et fratrum) MILICIE CRI (Christi) DE LIVONIA''.
Following their defeat by the [[Samogitians]] and [[Semigallians]] in the [[Battle of Saule
== Organization ==
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=== Foundation ===
[[Albert of Riga|Albert]], Bishop of [[Riga]] (also called [[Prince-Bishop]] of [[Livonia]]) (or possibly Theoderich von Treyden)<ref>''The Discovery of the Baltic The Reception of a Catholic World-System in the European North (AD 1075–1225)'' Blomkvist, Nils. 2004 (p. 539) {{ISBN?}}</ref> realised that a standing army in Livonia would be more useful than crusaders staying a short time. As rewards for secular knights in the Baltic area were not enough to ensure their long-term stance, Albert founded the Brotherhood in 1202 to aid the [[Bishopric of Riga|Bishopric of Livonia]] in the conversion of the [[paganism|pagan]] [[Livonian people|Livonians]], [[Latgalians]] and [[Selonians]] living across the ancient trade routes from the [[Gulf of Riga]] eastwards.<ref name=":1" />
The Brotherhood had its headquarters at [[Viljandi|Fellin (Viljandi)]] in present-day [[Estonia]], where the walls of the Master's castle {{as of|2009|alt=still}} stand. Other strongholds included [[Cēsis|Wenden (Cēsis)]], [[Sigulda|Segewold (Sigulda)]] and [[Aizkraukle|Ascheraden (Aizkraukle)]]. The commanders of Fellin, [[Kuldīga|Goldingen (Kuldīga)]], [[Alūksne|Marienburg (Alūksne)]], [[Tallinn|Reval (Tallinn)]], and the [[bailiff]] of [[Paide|Weißenstein (Paide)]] belonged to the five-member entourage of the Order's Master.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
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* [[Volkwin]] (Schenk von Winterstein) 1209–1236
== Gallery ==▼
<gallery>▼
Image:Medieval Livonia 1260.svg|The [[Livonian Confederation]] in 1260.▼
Image:Helmoldus de Plesse4.JPG|The Mecklenburgian swordbrother Helmold III. von Plesse.▼
</gallery>▼
== See also ==
* [[Teutonic Order]]
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* [[Northern Crusades]]
* [[Order of Dobrin]]
▲== Gallery ==
▲<gallery>
▲Image:Medieval Livonia 1260.svg|The [[Livonian Confederation]] in 1260.
▲Image:Helmoldus de Plesse4.JPG|The Mecklenburgian swordbrother Helmold III. von Plesse.
▲</gallery>
== References ==
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[[Category:1237 disestablishments in Europe]]
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