Päpstliche und kaiserliche Privilegien für den Deutschen Orden in Preußen zwischen Recht und Erinnerung : Einführung ins Thema

The importance of papal and imperial privileges for the Teutonic Order increased in the conflictual period between the Order and Polonia/Lithuania in the years following 1386, when polish lawyers began to doubt all its privileges on a general base. It's nevertheless surprising that these privileges don't almost show in the medieval historiography of the Order. It's therefore necessary to stimulate further research dedicated to the cartularies and the privilege confirmations under their legal and memorial aspects.