Georg von Frundsberg (1473–1528) was a German Knight and landowner. He was born at Mindelheim on September 24, 1473. Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Mindelheim is a city in the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ...

He fought for the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I against the Swiss in 1499, and in the same year was among the Imperial troops sent to assist Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, against the French. Still serving Maximilian, he took part in 1504 in the war over the succession to the duchy of Bavaria-Landshut, and afterwards fought in the Netherlands. The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria Maximilian I of Bavaria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ludovico Sforza in a portrait by Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis. ... This page lists rulers of Milan from the 13th century to the present. ... 1504 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Convinced of the necessity of a native body of trained infantry, Frundsberg assisted Maximilian to organize the Landsknechts, and subsequently at the head of bands of these formidable troops he was of great service to the Empire and the Habsburgs. In 1509 he participated in the war against Venice, winning fame for himself and his men. Landsknechts (German, Land land, country + Knecht servant: i. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) , the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy. ...

After a short visit to Germany he returned to Italy, where between 1513 and 1514 he gained fresh laurels by his enterprises against the Venetians and the French. Peace being made, he returned to Germany, and at the head of the infantry of the Swabian League assisted to drive Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg from his duchy in 1519. 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1514 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Swabian League, an association of German cities, principally in the territory which had formed the old duchy of Swabia. ... Herzog Ulrich von Württemberg (February 8, 1487 – November 6, 1550) succeeded his kinsman Eberhard II as Duke of Württemberg in 1498, being declared of age in 1503. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ...

At the diet of Worms in 1521 he spoke words of encouragement to Martin Luther, and when the struggle between France and the Empire was renewed he took part in the invasion of Picardy, and then proceeding to Italy brought the greater part of Lombardy under the influence of Charles V through his victory at the Battle of Bicocca in April 1522. He was partly responsible for the great victory over the French at the Battle of Pavia in February 1525, and, returning to Germany, he assisted to suppress the Peasants' War, using on this occasion, however, diplomacy as well as force. Luther Before the Diet of Worms, photogravure after the historicist painting by Anton von Werner (1843-1915) in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart The Diet of Worms was a general assembly (a Diet) of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire that took place in Worms, a small town on the Rhine... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) The Luther seal Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk, [1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer, whose teachings inspired the Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines and culture of the Lutheran and Protestant traditions. ... wazzup Categories: | ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po river valley. ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Aragon and Castile. ... Combatants France Spain Commanders Odet de Lautrec Fernando de Avalos Strength 15. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... Combatants France Spain, Holy Roman Empire Commanders François I, Louis de la Trémoille Fernando de Avalos Strength 17,000 infantry 6,500 cavalry 53 guns 19,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 17 guns Casualties 12,000 dead or wounded 500 dead or wounded In 1525 during the Battle... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Expanding insurgencies during the Peasants war The Peasants War (in German, der Deutsche Bauernkrieg) was a popular revolt in Europe, specifically in the Holy Roman Empire between 1524-1525. ...

When the war in Italy was renewed Frundsberg raised an army at his own expense, and skilfully surmounting many difficulties, joined the Constable de Bourbon near Piacenza and marched towards Rome. Before he reached the city, however, his unpaid troops showed signs of mutiny, and their leader, stricken with illness and unable to pacify them, gave up his command. Returning to Germany, he died at Mindelheim on August 20, 1528. He was a capable and chivalrous soldier, and a devoted servant of the Habsburgs. Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier (February 17, 1490 – 1527 in Rome) was Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne. ... Piacenza (Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC (mythical), early 1st millennium BC (archaeological) Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ...

His son Caspar (1500–1536) and his grandson Georg (d. 1586) were both soldiers of some distinction. With the latter's death, the family became extinct. 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...

During World War II, the Waffen SS's 10th Panzer Division was given the honorific title Frundsberg.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.