From 1346 to 1561, the Teutonic Knights ruled Latvia & this northern neighbor as the Medieval state of Livonia
.... Tallinn 
under the rule of the King of Denmark and the German Order (1219-1561) ... part 
of the raid of the Teutonic knights and Scandinavian countries to Livonia and 
Estonia, ... sold northern Estonia along with Tallinn to the Teutonic Order in 1346, 
which... [DOC] [TLE] Palgrave Advances in the Crusades - Palgrave Connect [PAR] May 2, 2004 ... TEUTONIC KNIGHTS IN MEDIEVAL EPIC AND ROMANCE ..... Italy attacked and 
plundered al-Mahdiyyah on the north African coast.