Georg von Frundsberg

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Landsknecht leader human imperial general military commander

Georg von Frundsberg was a renowned German Landsknecht leader and imperial general of the early 16th century, celebrated for his role in the Habsburg military campaigns of the Italian Wars.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Landsknecht leader → human → imperial general → military commander →
activeYearsEnd	1520s →
activeYearsStart	late 15th century →
allegiance	Holy Roman Empire → House of Habsburg →
associatedWith	Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED → Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire →
burialPlace	Mindelheim →
countryOfCitizenship	Holy Roman Empire →
dateOfBirth	1473-09-24 →
dateOfDeath	1528-08-20 →
employer	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor →
era	Early modern period →
ethnicGroup	German →
familyName	von Frundsberg →
fieldOfWork	military leadership →
givenName	Georg →
hasOccupation	mercenary leader → military officer → soldier →
languageSpoken	German →
militaryBranch	Landsknechte →
militaryRank	general →
nickname	Father of the Landsknechts →
nobleFamily	Frundsberg family →
nobleTitle	knight →
notableEvent	recruitment of German mercenaries for Habsburg campaigns in Italy →
notableFor	leadership of imperial Landsknecht troops in Italy → support of Emperor Charles V →
notableWork	organization and leadership of German Landsknecht regiments →
participatedIn	Battle of Bicocca → Battle of Pavia → Battle of Wenzenbach → Italian Wars → Sack of Rome (1527) → War of the League of Cambrai →
placeOfBirth	Mindelheim →
placeOfDeath	Mindelheim →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Mindelheim →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sack of Rome (1527) →	commander
Italian Wars →	notableCommander