Ceremonial Regalia of the Teutonic
Order
The Insignia of the Hochmeister of the Teutonic
Order
The arms of the Order were originally
Argent a cross sable.
The emblem of the Order was a cross potent sable, thereon a
cross flory or, thereon an escutcheon
of the Empire. The
cross sable was supposedly granted by the Emperor Henry VI,
the cross or by the King of Jerusalem
John, the fleurs-de-
lys by Louis IX of France, and the escutcheon by Frederic
II Hohenstaufen. Originally, the
Hochmeister quartered his
arms with those of the order, as did occasionally the
Deutschmeister and the Baillif
of Brandenburg. The high
officers, baillifs, preceptors and commanders added the
chief of the order to their arms.
The Meaning of the Teutonic Cross
The Teutonic Cross, is comprised of four Tau
Crosses,
this form of cross was assigned to
the knights of the Teutonic ( Germanic ) Order,
founded by Emperor Henry VI as
a hospital order
in 1191, similar to the Templars and Hospitallers.
In heraldry, this cross is aptly named
a Potent
Cross; potent meaning 'strong', and also an old
word for 'crutch' or 'support'.
Old Teutonic Order Coin
Emperor Maximilian
III
Silver Thaler - 1615
The Breast Star of the Teutonic Order
The Ceremonial Neck Cross of the
Hochmeister of The
Teutonic Order
The
Neck Crosses of the Teutonic Order
The Bible of the Teutonic Order
Ceremonial Set of a Knight of the Deutscher
Orden
The
Shield of The Hochmeister
The Standard of the Hoch-und-Deutschmeister
The Banner of the Hochmeister
The Ceremonial Garments and Robes of
the Teutonic Order
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