In 1525, Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg resigned and converted to Lutheranism, which meant that the order lost its holdings in East Prussia and soon after Livonia. According to the Wikipedia, the Order did keep its considerable holdings in Catholic areas of Germany until 1809, when Napoleon Bonaparte ordered its dissolution and the Order lost its last secular holdings. This is also when it moved its HQ to Vienna, because it was out of Napoleon's reach. (previous | next | back to album | 2021:08:07 18:20:31 | 86% of an album)