Coming belga

Balga Castle in the 17th century

The Coming Balga was the oldest castle of the Teutonic Order in the area of ​​today's Russian exclave Kaliningrad and from 1250 to 1499 the seat of a commander and an order convent .

history

In 1239 the order marshal Dietrich von Bernheim conquered the Prussian castle Balga . It was immediately expanded into a fortress of the order and, due to its location directly on the Fresh Lagoon, played an important role in controlling shipping traffic on the lagoon. From Balga the order conquered the Prussian tribal areas Warmia and Natangen . Balga was one of the most important commanderies in the state. The office of commander was regarded as the basis and touchstone for the appointment to higher offices.

Commander of Balga

Flag of the Commander of Balga at the Battle of Tannenberg (1410)

Ruins of the Balga order castle

Restored Balga Castle (1931)

• 1250-1251 Meingot
• ? –1257 Werner von Battenberg
• 1258–1261 Bertold von Nordhausen
• 1262–? Dietrich Rot (Ruhfus)
• 1268–? Heinrich
• 1276-1277 Dietrich
• 1278–? Berlewin
• 1280–? Helwig von Goldbach
• ? –1284 Dietrich von Speyer (Spira)
• 1284-1285 Hartung
• 1288–1289 Bertold von Brühaven
• 1289–1291 Heinrich von Dubyn (Dobien)
• 1291–1295 Heinrich von Zuckschwert
• 1296–1300 Siegfried von Rechberg
• 1300–1303 Heinrich von Isenberg (Isenburg)
• 1304–? Heinrich von Plötzke
• 1308–1315 Heinrich von Isenberg
• 1320–1321 Günther von Arnstein
• 1322–? Albrecht of Ora
• 1325–1331 Dietrich von Altenburg
• 1331 -9999Heinrich Reuss von Plauen
• 1332–1337 Heinrich von der Mauer (Muro)
• 1337–1341 Dietrich von Speyer (Spira)
• 1342 Winrich von Kniprode
• 1342–1346 Dietrich von Blumenstein
• 1346 -9999Siegfried von Dahenfeld
• 1346–1348 Ortolf von Trier
• 1349-1353 Eckehard Kulling
• 1354 -9999Werner von Rundorf
• 1354–1360 Henning Schindekopf
• 1361–1372 Ulrich Fricke
• 1372–1374 Gottfried von Linden
• 1374-1382 Dietrich von Elner
• 1382-1383 Marquard of Larheim
• 1383–1387 Friedrich von Egloffstein
• 1387–1392 Arnold von Burgeln
• 1392-1396 Konrad von Kyburg
• 1396–1404 Ulrich von Jungingen
• 1404–1410 Johann von Sayn
• 1410–1412 Friedrich von Zollern
• 1412–1418 Ulrich Zenger
• 1419–1424 Helferich von Drahe
• 1425–1431 Jost von Strupperg
• 1431–1432 Heinrich von Sebenrode
• 1432–1437 Erasmus von Fischborn
• 1437–1440 Tammo Wolf von Sponheim
• 1440–1441 Heinrich Reuss von Plauen
• 1441–1452 Eberhard von Wiesentau
• 1452–1459 Heinrich Zoller von Richtenberg
• 1459–1481 Siegfried Flach von Schwarzburg
• 1481–1488 Erasmus von Reitzenstein
• 1488–1495 Hieronymus von Gebsattel
• 1495–1499 Heinrich Reuss von Plauen II.

House commander to Balga

• 1500 -9999Konrad von Kottwitz
• 1502 -9999Bertold von Altmashoffen
• 1502–1519 Klaus von Bach
• 1521 -9999Klaus von Auer
• 1522–1525 Hans von Gablentz

literature

• Robert Helwig: The Balga Castle and its fate . Graefe & Unzer, Koenigsberg i. Pr. 1925.
• Siegfried Hoppe: Balga Castle and the Warmia . Guttstadt 1929.
• Maciej Dorna: Bracia zakonu krzyżackiego w Prusach w latach 1228–1309 . Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Poznań 2004, p. 388.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Johannes Voigt : History of Prussia, from the oldest times to the fall of the rule of the Teutonic Order , Volume 2: The time from the arrival of the Order to Peace 1249 , Königsberg, 1827, pp. 382-401 .
2. ↑ Christian Gottlieb Blumhardt: Attempting a General Mission History of the Church , Volume 5: Missioning of the Slavic and Finnish Peoples , Basel, 1837, p. 652 ff.