Robert Schälzky
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Robert Johann Schälzky was the 61st Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
from 1936 to 1948.
He was born in Ryžoviště (Bruntál District)
, Moravia
and died in Lana, South Tyrol
.
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
from 1936 to 1948.
He was born in Ryžoviště (Bruntál District)
Ryžoviště (Bruntál District)
Ryžoviště is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic....
, Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
and died in Lana, South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
.