What is Order of Brothers of the Sword?
[[File:Zakon Kawalerów Mieczowych COA.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of the order]] [[File:SwordBrothers.svg|thumb|Seal of the order master]] '''The Order of the Brothers of the Sword''' (German: ''Schwertbrüderorden'' , officially ''the Brothers of the Military Service of Christ in Livonia'') was a Catholic military order of [[Knight|knights]] founded in 1202 by the priest Theoderich or possibly Bishop Albert of [[Riga]]. The army of the order was defeated at the [[battle of Saule]] in 1236. In 1237 it joined with the [[Teutonic Knights]] and was called the [[Order of Livonia]]. [[Category:Christian religious orders]] [[Category:History of Latvia]] [[Category:1200s establishments in Europe]]