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Georg von Frundsberg

1473 - 1528

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Georg von Frundsberg (24 September 1473 – 20 August 1528) was a German military and Landsknecht leader in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and Imperial House of Habsburg. An early modern proponent of infantry tactics, he established his reputation in active service during the Italian Wars under Emperor Maximilian I and his successor Charles V. Even in his lifetime, he was referred to as "Vater der Landsknechte" (Father of the Landsknechte) and legends about him as the patriarchal figure of the Landsknechte or his incredible physical strength surfaced. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg von Frundsberg has received more than 157,944 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Georg von Frundsberg is the 318th most popular military personnel (up from 365th in 2019), the 739th most popular biography from Germany (up from 835th in 2019) and the 65th most popular German Military Personnel.

Georg von Frundsberg was a German knight who led the Landsknecht army in the Italian Wars of 1494-1559. He is most famous for his military leadership.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Georg von Frundsberg ranks 318 out of 2,058. Before him are Boris Shaposhnikov, Fyodor Tolbukhin, Benedict Arnold, Hermann Balck, Walther Wenck, and Nikolai Yudenich. After him are Kurt Knispel, Thrasybulus, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Erich Priebke, Arthur Nebe, and Nearchus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, Georg von Frundsberg ranks 5. Before him are Nicolaus Copernicus, Oruç Reis, James IV of Scotland, and Thomas Wolsey. After him are John Corvinus, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Cecilia Gallerani, Hans Burgkmair, and Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales. Among people deceased in 1528, Georg von Frundsberg ranks 4. Before him are Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald, and Giovanni da Verrazzano. After him are Palma Vecchio, Pánfilo de Narváez, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, Balthasar Hubmaier, Clarice de' Medici, Rana Sanga, Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, and Urs Graf.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Georg von Frundsberg ranks 739 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter Parler (1330), Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806), Franz Stuck (1863), Gudrun Burwitz (1929), and Harald Schumacher (1954). After him are John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687), Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), David Strauss (1808), Günter Schabowski (1929), and Erich Priebke (1913).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Georg von Frundsberg ranks 65. Before him are Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), Werner Mölders (1913), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), Kurt Meyer (1910), and Walther Wenck (1900). After him are Erich Priebke (1913), Arthur Nebe (1894), Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Wilhelm Bittrich (1894), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), and Eduard Dietl (1890).

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