Person
Wolter von Plettenberg
Master of the Livonian Order
b. 1450 CE – d. 1535 CE
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Wolter (or Walter) von Plettenberg (c. 1450 – February 28, 1535) is the Master (Landmeister) of the Livonian Order from 1494 to 1535 and one of the greatest leaders of the Teutonic knights.
He is an important early Baltic German.
People
- Alexander I Jagiellon
- Helena of Moscow
- Ivan III
- Vladislaus II, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary and Croatia
- Wolter von Plettenberg
Groups
- Roman Catholic Christians
- Eastern Orthodox Christians
- Lübeck, Free City of
- Livonian Order
- Moscow, Grand Principality of
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (2017). Wolter von Plettenberg. History Atlas. Retrieved 12 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/wolter-von-plettenberg/
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