Count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust (4 March 1600 – 8 March 1663), son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal,[1] was a German soldier who commanded Sweden's legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in the Swedish military strategy in the Thirty Years' War.
In 1655 Königsmarck erected a castle in Lieth and named it after his wife Agathe von Leesten. The name of the castle, Agathenburg, also became the toponym of the village Lieth.[1] Their children were:
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^ abcdSchulze, Heinz Joachim (1980), "Königsmarck, Hans Christoph Graf von", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 12, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 360–361; (full text online)
^Kenneth Meyer Setton, Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century (1991), p. 296 note 3; Google Books.
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hans, christoff, königsmarck, count, tjust, march, 1600, march, 1663, conrad, königsmarck, beatrix, blumenthal, german, soldier, commanded, sweden, legendary, flying, column, force, which, played, role, swedish, military, strategy, thirty, years, fältmarskalk,. Count Hans Christoff von Konigsmarck of Tjust 4 March 1600 8 March 1663 son of Conrad von Konigsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal 1 was a German soldier who commanded Sweden s legendary flying column a force which played a key role in the Swedish military strategy in the Thirty Years War Faltmarskalk CountHans Christoff von KonigsmarckHans Christoff von Konigsmarck by Matthaeus Merian the YoungerBorn4 March 1600Kotzlin Altmark BrandenburgDied8 March 1663 aged 63 Stockholm SwedenAllegiance Holy Roman Empire SwedenRankField marshalBattles warsThirty Years WarSiege of Prague Second Northern WarOther workGovernor General of Bremen Verden Privy Councillor Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography EditHe was born in Kotzlin 2 Altmark After serving as a page on the court of Prince Frederick Ulrich of Wolfenbuttel he entered Imperial military service in 1620 After the dissolution of Albrecht von Wallenstein s troops and Gustavus Adolphus intervention Konigsmarck offered his services to the Swedish King By 1635 he commanded his own regiment He was appointed Major General in 1640 Governor General of Bremen Verden in 1645 Privy Councilor in 1651 and Field Marshal in 1655 He is best known for the Siege of Prague between 25 June and 1 November 1648 where he managed to capture and loot the left bank of Prague but failed to take the Old Town until fighting ended with news of the Peace of Westphalia 1 During the Second Northern War Konigsmarck was captured on a sea passage to the Polish front by Danzigian ships and held prisoner at Weichselmunde until the Treaty of Oliva 1660 1 In 1655 Konigsmarck erected a castle in Lieth and named it after his wife Agathe von Leesten The name of the castle Agathenburg also became the toponym of the village Lieth 1 Their children were Otto Wilhelm von Konigsmarck Conrad or Kurt Christoph von Konigsmarck whose children were Karl Johann von Konigsmarck Maria Aurora von Konigsmarck 3 Amalia Wilhelmina von Konigsmarck Philip Christoph von Konigsmarck Beata Elisabet von KonigsmarckHe died aged 63 in Stockholm References Edit in German de s ADB Konigsmarck Hans Christoph Graf vonNotes Edit a b c d Schulze Heinz Joachim 1980 Konigsmarck Hans Christoph Graf von Neue Deutsche Biographie in German vol 12 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot pp 360 361 full text online Kotzlin was a component of today s Kyritz Kenneth Meyer Setton Venice Austria and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century 1991 p 296 note 3 Google Books External links EditWorldCat page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Christoff von Konigsmarck amp oldid 1101026154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
