Götz Von Berlichingen
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Baden-Wurttemberg |
Germany | |
Date of died | July 23,1562 |
Died | Hornberg Castle |
Neckarzimmern | |
Germany | |
Buried | Schöntal Abbey, Schöntal, Germany |
Children | Hans Jakob von Berlichingen |
Books | GÖTZ VON BERLICHINGEN (Autobiography of a 16th Century German Knight) |
Parents | Kilian von Berlichingen |
Margarete von Thüngen | |
Known for | His iron prosthetic hand |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1354356 |
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.