Königsmarck received an education despite the war and later joined the Swedish army. He took part in the bloody battle near Warsaw in 1656. In 1658 under Charles X command during the crossing over the frozen Great Belt Bridge to Funen he was caught by the Danes and was left free only after the Peace of Roskilde. In 1663 after the death of his father he became a vice-governor of the Duchy of Bremen-Verden and commander of Stade.
Königsmarck was killed in the Siege of Bonn by an accidental cannon shot from friendly side at the age of 39.[1] In a year his body was reburied in Stade. He was known for his charitable gifts, as for example a rebuilding of burnt church in Stade in 1659.
Personal lifeEdit
He married Countess Maria Christina von Wrangel, the daughter of Count Hermann von Wrangel and their children were:
kurt, christoph, königsmarck, conrad, march, 1634, october, 1673, dutch, swedish, military, leader, portrait, conrad, christoff, königsmarck, matthaeus, merian, youngerborn24, march, 1634died31, october, 1673bonnnationalitydutchspousemaria, christina, wrangelc. Conrad or Kurt Christoph von Konigsmarck 24 March 1634 31 October 1673 was a Dutch Swedish military leader Kurt Christoph von KonigsmarckPortrait of Conrad Christoff von Konigsmarck by Matthaeus Merian the YoungerBorn24 March 1634Died31 October 1673BonnNationalityDutchSpouseMaria Christina von WrangelChildrenKarl Johann von Konigsmarck Maria Aurora von Konigsmarck Amalia Wilhelmina von Konigsmarck Philip Christoph von KonigsmarckParent s Hans Christoff von Konigsmarck Agathe von LeestenHe was the son of Hans Christoff von Konigsmarck and Agathe von Leesten and the brother of Otto Wilhelm von Konigsmarck and Beata Elisabet von Konigsmarck Career EditKonigsmarck received an education despite the war and later joined the Swedish army He took part in the bloody battle near Warsaw in 1656 In 1658 under Charles X command during the crossing over the frozen Great Belt Bridge to Funen he was caught by the Danes and was left free only after the Peace of Roskilde In 1663 after the death of his father he became a vice governor of the Duchy of Bremen Verden and commander of Stade He served the stadthouder William III of Orange in Bodegraven during the Rampjaar When 10 000 French troops under the command of Francois Henri de Montmorency duc de Luxembourg arrived over the frozen ice of the Hollandic Water Line from Woerden on 27 December 1672 he retreated to Leiden There the councilman Cornelis Hop and others kept the gates closed and ordered him back to Alphen aan de Rijn in order to defend the Water Line at Gouwsluis His retreat enabled the Duke of Luxembourg to destroy Bodegraven and Zwammerdam 1 Konigsmarck was killed in the Siege of Bonn by an accidental cannon shot from friendly side at the age of 39 1 In a year his body was reburied in Stade He was known for his charitable gifts as for example a rebuilding of burnt church in Stade in 1659 Personal life EditHe married Countess Maria Christina von Wrangel the daughter of Count Hermann von Wrangel and their children were Karl Johann von Konigsmarck Maria Aurora von Konigsmarck 2 Amalia Wilhelmina von Konigsmarck Philip Christoph von KonigsmarckReferences Edit a b Conrad Christoffel graaf van Konigsmarck in the NNBW Kenneth Meyer Setton Venice Austria and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century 1991 p 296 note 3 Google Books nbsp This article about a Dutch politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kurt Christoph von Konigsmarck amp oldid 1177804975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
