Founded in 1128 in Jerusalem, the Teutonic Order is the third great order of religious & military chivalry to emerge from the Crusades. The first knights of this order were called Brothers of St. Mary & had as their primary vocation the relief of sick or wounded Crusaders, before being reorganized in 1190 as a military order. This revival subjected the knights to the rule of both the Hospitallers & the Knights Templar.