Hans Christoph von Königsmarck (1600-1663)
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- Name (English)
- Hans Christoph von Königsmarck
- Short name
- Hans Christoff von Königsmarck
- Year of birth
- 1600
- Year of death
- 1663
- Short Description
- "Count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust (4 March 1600 – 8 March 1663), son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a Swedish-German soldier who commanded Sweden´s legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in Gustavus Adolphus´ strategy.
He was born in Kötzlin, Altmark. 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 unsuccessful battle of Prague between 25 June and 1 November 1648 which was cut short when the Thirty Years´ War ended." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.11.2019) - Entity Encoding
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