Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen [SEP] position held
Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen
Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen zu Dachsbach (c. 1435 – 3 January 1489) was the 34th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1477 to 1489.
Von Wetzhausen hailed from a family descended from the House of Waldburg. The family is recognized as Counts in Prussia Imperial Knights, and barons from the Würzburg area in Franconia. Several members of his family settled in Prussia and held important posts within the Teutonic Order. Early in his career, he was a monk in Mewe, Strasburg,
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