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Grand masters (Hochmeister)of the Order 1198-

1) Heinrich I Walpot von Bassenheim 1198-1200.</I>

(2) Otto von Kerpen, 1200-1206.
(3) Heinrich II von Tunna, 1206-1209.
(4) Herman von Salz, 1209-1239.
(5) Konrad I of Thuringia, 1239-1240.
(6) Gerhard von Malberg, 1241-1244.
(7) Heinrich III von Hohenlohe, 1244-1249.
(8) Gunther von Schwarzenberg, 1249-1253.
(9) Poppo von Osterna, 1253-1257.
(10) Hanno von Sangershausen, 1257-1274.
(11) Hartmann von Helbrungen, 1274-1283.
(12) Burkhard von Scwanden, 1283-1290.
(13) Konrad II von Feuchtwangen, 1290-1297.
(14) Gottfried von Hohenlohe, 1297-1302.
(15) Siegfried von Feuchtwangen, 1302-1310.
(16) Karl Bessart, 1311-1324.
(17) Werner von Orselen, 1324-1330.
(18) Lothar of Brunswick, 1331-1335.
(19) Dietrich von Altenburg, 1335-1341.
(20) Ludolf Konig von Wattzau, 1342-1345.
(21) Heinrich IV Dusener von Arfberg, 1345-1351.
(22) Winrich von Kniprode 1351-1382.
(23) Konrad III Zollner von Rothstein, 1382-1390.
(24) Konrad IV von Wallenrode 1391-1393.
(25) Konrad V von Juningen, 1393-1407.
(26) Ulrich von Jungingen, 1407-1410.
(27) Heinrich V von Reuss, 1410-1413.
(28) Michael Kuchenmeister von Sternberg, 1414-1422.
(29) Paul Belenzer von Ruszdorf, 1423-1440.
(30) Konrad VI von Erlichshausen, 1441-1449.
(31) Ludwig von Erlichshausen, 1450-1467.
(32) Heinrich VI von Reuss, 1467-1470.
(33) Heinrich VII Reffle von Richtenberg, 1470-1477.
(34) Martin Truchsetz von Wetzhausen, 1477-1489.
(35) Johann von Tieffen, 1489-1497.
(36) Friedrich of Saxony, 1497-1510.
(37) Albrecht of Brandenburg, 1510-1525.
(38) Walter von Cronberg, 1527-1543.
(39) Wolfgang Schutzbar, 1543-1566.
(40) Georg Hundt von Weckheim, 1566-1572.
(41) Heinrich VIII von Bobenhausen, 1572-1590.
(42) Maximillian of Austria, 1590-1618.
(43) Karl I of Austria, 1619-1624.
(44) Johann Eustach von Westernach, 1625-1627.
(45) Johann Kasper I von Stadion, 1627-1641.
(46) Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, 1641-1662.
(47) Karl Josef of Austria, 1662-1664.
(48) Johann Kasper II von Ampringen, 1664-1684.
(49) Ludwig Anton of Palatinate-Neuburg, 1685-1694.
(50) Ludwig Franz of Palatinate-Neuburg, 1694-1732.
(51) Clemens August of Bavaria, 1732-1761.
(52) Charles Alexander of Lorraine, 1761-1780.
(53) Maximillian Franz of Austria, 1780-1801.
(54) Karl II of Austria, 1801-1804.
(55) Anton Viktor of Austria, 1804-1835.
(56) Maximillian of Austria-Este, 1835-1863.
(57) Wilhelm Franz Karl of Austria, 1863-1894.
(58) Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard of Austria, 1894-1923.
(59) Chivalric, Dr. Norbert Klein 1923-29,1st Clerical, 1929-1933.The Teutonic Order ceased to be a Chivalric Order of Knighthood in November 1929 when His Holiness Pope Pius XI, formally ratified the Orders new constitution making the Teutonic Order a Clerical Order, and as such Dr.Norbet Klein held the Chivalric Grand Mastership as the 59th Hochmeister from 1923-1929, from 1929-1933 the Orders 1st Clerical Grand Master.
(60)Chivalric, HI&RH Prinz Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, Herzog von Swabia, de jure Charles VIII I.R. 2002- His Imperial and Royal Highness Prinz Karl Friedrich von Deutschland, Herzog von Swabia, de jure Charles VIII of Germany, formally revived the Order of the Teutonic Knights back into a Chivalric Order of Knighthood thus making a seperate Teutonic Order from the Clerical Papal Order in Rome, by Imperial Decree on Christmas Day, 2001, His Imperial Highness, furthermore raised the Teutonic Order to the Rank and Dignity of an Imperial Chivalric Ceremonial Order of Knighthood by Imperial Decree, and assumed The Grand Mastership of The Imperial Teutonic Order on the 1st of May, 2002, as The 60th Chivalric Hochmeister of The Teutonic Order.
(60) 2nd Clerical, Paul Heider, 1933-1936.
(61) 3rd Clerical, Robert Schalzky, 1936-1948.
(62) 4th Clerical, Dr.Marian Tumler, 1948-1970.
(63) 5th Clerical, Ildefons Pauler, 1970-1988.
(64) 6th Clerical, Dr.Arnold Othmar Wieland, 1988-2000.
(65) 7th Clerical, Bruno Platter, 2000-

The headquarter of the Order

Today, the Deutsch-Ordens-Haus (House of the Teutonic Order) in Vienna houses the Church of Saint Elisabeth, the Office of the Grand Master, the archives and library, and the Treasury of the Order. St. Elisabeth, the Church of the Teutonic Order

A church already stood on the site of the present House of the Teutonic Order in Vienna at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. As a result of two fires, only the spire of this church is left standing today. The present church was finished in 1395 and it was consecrated to St. Elisabeth of Thuringia. The House of the Teutonic Order was lightly renovated in the baroque style between 1725 and 1735. The church was also altered at this time and can now be said to represent a harmonious blend of the gothic and baroque styles. Inside, the gothic triptych and the tombstones of the Teutonic knights are of particular note.

Archives & Library

Hundreds of crates of records from all the provinces of the Order were sent to Vienna in the decades after it became the new seat of the Grand Master in 1809. Happily for today's researchers, the records of the provincial leader of Moravia and Silesia were also sent to Vienna, in 1918. They now represent much sought after sources for researchers from Eastern Europe, especially since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In recent years, the inventory of documents (including imperial, royal and papal deeds and bulls) have been catalogued in accordance with modern academic criteria. The archives contain 44 different categories of documents (so-called departments). The archives of the Teutonic Knights also contain a collection of about 1,000 old seals, treatises, inventories and catalogues.

The library of the Teutonic Order in Vienna contains some 10,000 volumes at present. These include important works of reference for users of the library, numerous titles devoted to the history of the Order, as well as its own academic publications. The library bookcases are fine joinery work: they are the prentice work of Grand Master Archduke Eugen of Austria. Ever since the era of Hapsburg Emperor Maximilian I, every archduke has had to learn a craft and every archduchess has had to produce some handiwork and delicate embroidery (the embroidered stoles and chasubles of the order represent outstanding examples of this).