Collecting property for the founding of a Teutonic House in Utrecht (1218-1235)

Author(s):
Duijl, J.J. van
Editor(s):
Morton N.
Published
2019
Publication type
Part of book or chapter of book

Abstract

Utrecht was the medieval capital of the northern Low Countries, where it

was the most populous city until economic growth in the later Middle

Ages turned centres of trade like Amsterdam into boomtowns. Ottonian and

Salian emperors frequently visited Utrecht. Two of them, Conrad II and Henry V, died there. 1 Most importantly, Utrecht was the seat of a bishop and, therefore, a religious centre. This religious importance explains the presence of two military orders: both the Hospitallers and the Teutonic Order had their regional headquarters in Utrecht.

Date issued
2019-08-05
Language
English
Publisher
London and New York: Routledge
Is part of
The Military Orders (2019), Pt. 7, p. 59-74
ISBN source
9781138496835
hdl
1887/78035
doi
10.4324/9781351020428
URL
https://www.routledge.com/The-Military-Orders-Volume-VII-Piety-Pugnacity-and-Property-1st-Edition/Morton/p/book/9781138496835