Wolter von Plettenberg

Wolter von Plettenberg
Landmeister of the Livonian Order
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
Painting around 1700
Tenure1494–1535 (as Landmeister)
1526–1535 (as Imperial Prince)
Bornc. 1450
Meyerich Castle, Welver, Westphalia
Died(1535-02-28)28 February 1535
Wenden Castle, Livonia
BuriedSt. John's Church, Cēsis
Noble familyHouse of Plettenberg
FatherBerthold von Plettenberg
MotherGosteke Lappe

Wolter or Walter von Plettenberg (c. 1450 – February 28, 1535) was Master (Landmeister) of the Livonian Order from 1494 to 1535, and one of the greatest leaders of the Teutonic Knights. He was an important early Baltic German.

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