Hermann Balk
Hermann von Balk; Hermann von Balke; Hermann Balke; Hermann Balko; Hermann Balco; Hermann von Balcke; Herman Balka
Hermann Balk (died March 5, 1239, Würzburg), 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.