brace ▁Christian ity . ▁They ▁could ▁inherit , ▁ac quire , ▁and ▁exchange ▁real ▁and ▁personal ▁property . ▁Sales ▁of ▁real ▁estate ▁were ▁possible ▁only ▁between ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁national ity , ▁but ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁proceed s . ▁This ▁provision ▁tried ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁s eller ▁esc aping ▁to ▁the ▁enemies . ▁Property ▁could ▁be ▁be que athed ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁sons , ▁as ▁before , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁daughters ▁and ▁other ▁relatives . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁attention ▁paid ▁to ▁property ▁rights ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁were ▁often ▁viol ating ▁them . ▁The ▁converts ▁were ▁also ▁promised ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁become ▁pri ests ▁or ▁mon ks , ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁noble ▁orig ins ▁could ▁even ▁hope ▁at ▁becoming ▁a ▁kn ight , ▁a ▁real ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁Te ut onic ▁Kn ights . ▁Con ver ts ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁sue ▁and ▁be ▁su ed ▁in ▁the ▁sec ular ▁and ▁religious ▁courts ▁according ▁to ▁Polish ▁law . ▁The ▁rights ▁were ▁guaranteed ▁only ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁person ▁observed ▁Christian ▁r ites ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁committed ▁a ▁sin , ▁which ▁provided ▁sufficient ▁possibility ▁of ▁ab use ▁by ▁the ▁Kn ights . ▁ ▁Pr us si ans ▁were ▁forb idden ▁to ▁wed ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁wife , ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁marriage ▁with ▁a ▁proper ▁Christian ▁ceremony ▁at ▁a ▁church ▁was ▁legal . ▁S elling ▁or ▁bu ying ▁women ▁in ▁marriage ▁was ▁forb idden ▁as ▁was ▁marry ing ▁ste pm oth ers , ▁sister