[1] As little is known about him, information regarding the Grand Master is mostly based on historians' theories.

[1] The death of the Hohenstaufen emperor Heinrich VI in 1197 caused an important change in the Teutonic Order.

They were incorporated as an independent military order in 1198 under the direction of Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim and received privileges from popes Celestine III and Innocent III.

[2] In 1199 he received a copy of monastery rules from Gilbert Horal, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and on behalf of Pope Innocent III.

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