Ulrich von Jungingen
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Ulrich von Jungingen (born 1360 in Jungingen– died July 15 1410 near Tannenberg) was the 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, as successor to his elder brother Konrad von Jungingen.
[Ulrich] resided in Schlochau and was komtur of Balga (1396 – 1404) and marshal and komtur of Königsberg (1404 – 1407).
In 1407, when his brother died, he became the 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
He was killed in the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg), commanding the forces of the Teutonic Knights.
The painting Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko supposedly illustrates the moment when Ulrich v. Jungingen (left, dressed in white, with a black cross), is killed by infantry when trying to attack the Polish king.
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