Abstract
The article is devoted to the composition, property and functions of Lithuanian followers of Order in 1283-1370. By using of prosopographical analysis it’s possible to conclude that given group were engaged in the social system of new state as small landholders obliged to military service and settled in Prussia. Order granted land estates in the regions of Sambia, Warmia and Pomezania, which were far from the area of its military conflict with Grand Duchy of Lithuania. By this way brothers demonstrated their ability to guarantee personal security and safety of property of new followers that was necessary for expansion of Order’s influence on the inhabitants of Lithuania.
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