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The German Langue of the Order of Malta
The presence and history of the Order of St John in various regions of the lands of Germany and East Europe has been researched in several aspects but a comphrensive work on the langue of Germany as such has never been written. This book presents an overview of the 800 years of the history of the Hospitallers in Germany and in the lands of the former 'Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation'. Because of the vastness of the subject, the book does not pretend to be an in-depth study of this subject but is a basic outline of the development of the institution and of the most important events connected with it. The book is aimed at the general reader as well as at the specialist, who will find indications for further reading on single aspects and events.
Table of Contents
Chivalric Orders and their spiritual roots • The Hospitallers in the twelfth century • The Order of St John in the lands of Germany and the East – the beginning • The consequences of the Second Crusade and the activities of the benefactors • The territory of the grand priory of Germany • The territory of the grand priory of Bohemia-Austria • Poland, Hungary, and Dacia • The bailiwick of Brandenburg – a special case • Section II • The Hospitallers in the Late Medieval Times • The Order and its rule • Power, statutes, and organization • The Order in Rhodes and the period of new orientation • The establishment of the German langue • The forming of the structure and administration • Section II • From Rhodes to Malta • Transformation and continuity of an institution • Aspects of continuity • The Order of St John in Malta and its involvement in European politics • The rule of the Order – forms and effects • The Maltese guerre de corse as an aspect of identity and glory. Legends, facts, and problems • The German langue in the period of Reformation • Section IV • The last splendour of an Order – the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries • New horizons and a dangerous road • The German langue in the period of absolutism • A fragile façade of glory • New acquisitions • Section V • The German langue as victim of the winds of change – and the resurrection • A victim on the chessboard of diplomatism • The resurrection • Appendix I • Sites in Malta connected with the German langue • Appendix II • The dignitaries of the German langue• Bibliography.
Table of Contents
Chivalric Orders and their spiritual roots • The Hospitallers in the twelfth century • The Order of St John in the lands of Germany and the East – the beginning • The consequences of the Second Crusade and the activities of the benefactors • The territory of the grand priory of Germany • The territory of the grand priory of Bohemia-Austria • Poland, Hungary, and Dacia • The bailiwick of Brandenburg – a special case • Section II • The Hospitallers in the Late Medieval Times • The Order and its rule • Power, statutes, and organization • The Order in Rhodes and the period of new orientation • The establishment of the German langue • The forming of the structure and administration • Section II • From Rhodes to Malta • Transformation and continuity of an institution • Aspects of continuity • The Order of St John in Malta and its involvement in European politics • The rule of the Order – forms and effects • The Maltese guerre de corse as an aspect of identity and glory. Legends, facts, and problems • The German langue in the period of Reformation • Section IV • The last splendour of an Order – the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries • New horizons and a dangerous road • The German langue in the period of absolutism • A fragile façade of glory • New acquisitions • Section V • The German langue as victim of the winds of change – and the resurrection • A victim on the chessboard of diplomatism • The resurrection • Appendix I • Sites in Malta connected with the German langue • Appendix II • The dignitaries of the German langue• Bibliography.
288 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 2010
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