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Götz Von Berlichingen

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Gender Male
Born Baden-Wurttemberg
Germany
Date of died July 23,1562
DiedHornberg Castle
Neckarzimmern
Germany
BuriedSchöntal Abbey, Schöntal, Germany
ChildrenHans Jakob von Berlichingen
BooksGÖTZ VON BERLICHINGEN (Autobiography of a 16th Century German Knight)
ParentsKilian von Berlichingen
Margarete von Thüngen
Known forHis iron prosthetic hand
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Götz Von Berlichingen Life story


Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen, also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German Imperial Knight, mercenary, and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in modern-day Baden-Württemberg. Götz bought Hornberg Castle in 1517, and lived there until his death in 1562.

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