# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hermann-balk
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:54:16.925Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hermann-balk"
name: "Hermann Balk"
slug: "hermann-balk"
description: "Hermann Balk, also known as Hermann von Balk or Hermann Balke, was a Knight-Brother of the Teutonic Order and its first Landmeister, or Provincial Master, in both Prussia and Livonia. From 1219 to 1227, he served as the Deutschmeister in the Order's Province of Alemannia. Balk led the crusaders during the Prussian Crusade and became Master of Prussia in 1230. From 1237 to 1238, he also served in the additional role as Master of Livonia."
tagline: "Landmeister in Livland (died 1239)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hermann_Balk%2C_Hoch-_und_Landmeister_des_Deutschen_Ritterordens._Statue_am_Westportal_der_Weichselbr%C3%BCcke_bei_Thorn%2C_modellirt_von_Otto_Geyer..webp?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1101"
deathDate: "1239-03-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.96
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.16400533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Герман фон Балк"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hermann von Balk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Balk"
    title: "Hermann Balk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Balk"
    title: "Hermann Balk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Balke"
    title: "Hermann Balke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Balk"
    title: "Hermann Balk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Balk"
    title: "Hermann Balk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ltg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermans_fon_Ba%C4%BCke"
    title: "Hermans fon Baļke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermanas_Balkas"
    title: "Hermanas Balkas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermans_Balke"
    title: "Hermans Balke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Balk"
    title: "Hermann von Balk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BA%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Балк, Герман фон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Balk"
    title: "Hermann Balk"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77672"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump