MILITARY PERSONNEL
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
1559 - 1632
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (Dutch: Johan t'Serclaes Graaf van Tilly; German: Johann t'Serclaes Graf von Tilly; French: Jean t'Serclaes de Tilly ; February 1559 – 30 April 1632) was a field marshal who commanded the Catholic League's forces in the Thirty Years' War. From 1620 to 1631, he won an unmatched and demoralizing string of important victories against the Protestants, including White Mountain, Wimpfen, Höchst, Stadtlohn and the Conquest of the Palatinate. He destroyed a Danish army at Lutter and sacked the Protestant city of Magdeburg, which caused the deaths of some 20,000 of the city's inhabitants, both defenders and non-combatants, out of a total population of 25,000. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly has received more than 385,241 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly is the 174th most popular military personnel (up from 198th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 68th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Military Personnel.
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly is most famous for being a general in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. He led the army in the Thirty Years War and was a major player in the Battle of Breitenfeld.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ranks 174 out of 2,058. Before him are Dragut, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Helmuth Weidling, Zhao Yun, Georg von Küchler, and Auguste de Marmont. After him are Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Akechi Mitsuhide, Michiel de Ruyter, Hans Krebs, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, and Khalifa Haftar.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDragut
1485 - 1565
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 168
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 169
Helmuth Weidling
1891 - 1955
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 170
Zhao Yun
168 - 229
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 171
Georg von Küchler
1881 - 1968
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 172
Auguste de Marmont
1774 - 1852
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 173
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 174
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
1769 - 1851
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 175
Akechi Mitsuhide
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 176
Michiel de Ruyter
1607 - 1676
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 177
Hans Krebs
1898 - 1945
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 178
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 179
Khalifa Haftar
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 180
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1559, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ranks 2. Before him is Nurhaci. After him are Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Ishida Mitsunari, Lawrence of Brindisi, Catherine de Bourbon, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Cigoli, Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Isaac Casaubon, and George Chapman. Among people deceased in 1632, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ranks 4. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Sigismund III Vasa, and Frederick V of the Palatinate. After him are Giambattista Basile, Tokugawa Hidetada, Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Jost Bürgi, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Infante Carlos of Spain, and Francis II, Duke of Lorraine.
Others Born in 1559
Go to all RankingsNurhaci
POLITICIAN
1559 - 1626
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 1
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 2
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
COMPANION
1559 - 1621
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 3
Ishida Mitsunari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 4
Lawrence of Brindisi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1559 - 1619
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 5
Catherine de Bourbon
WRITER
1559 - 1604
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 6
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 7
Cigoli
PAINTER
1559 - 1613
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 8
Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1559 - 1588
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 9
Isaac Casaubon
WRITER
1559 - 1614
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 10
George Chapman
WRITER
1559 - 1634
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1632
Go to all RankingsGustavus Adolphus of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1632
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
Sigismund III Vasa
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1632
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 2
Frederick V of the Palatinate
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1632
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 3
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 4
Giambattista Basile
WRITER
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 5
Tokugawa Hidetada
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1632
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 6
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1586 - 1632
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 7
Jost Bürgi
MATHEMATICIAN
1552 - 1632
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 8
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1594 - 1632
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 9
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1632
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 10
Infante Carlos of Spain
POLITICIAN
1607 - 1632
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 11
Francis II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1632
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 12
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ranks 62 out of 1,190. Before him are Django Reinhardt (1910), Jacob Jordaens (1593), François Englert (1932), Léon Degrelle (1906), James Ensor (1860), and Hugo van der Goes (1440). After him are Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Maxime Weygand (1867), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Herman Van Rompuy (1947), Carlota of Mexico (1840), and Adolphe Quetelet (1796).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsDjango Reinhardt
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1953
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 56
Jacob Jordaens
PAINTER
1593 - 1678
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 57
François Englert
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 58
Léon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 59
James Ensor
PAINTER
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 60
Hugo van der Goes
PAINTER
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 61
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 62
Jan Baptist van Helmont
CHEMIST
1580 - 1644
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 63
Maxime Weygand
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 64
Johannes Ockeghem
COMPOSER
1410 - 1497
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 65
Herman Van Rompuy
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 66
Carlota of Mexico
COMPANION
1840 - 1927
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 67
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 68
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Belgium
Among military personnels born in Belgium, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ranks 2. Before him are Charles Martel (688). After him are Maxime Weygand (1867), Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459), Gérard Leman (1851), and William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1020).
Charles Martel
688 - 741
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 1
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 2
Maxime Weygand
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 3
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 4
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
1651 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 5
Johann Peter Beaulieu
1725 - 1819
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 6
Adrian Carton de Wiart
1880 - 1963
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 7
Nicholas, Count of Salm
1459 - 1530
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 8
Gérard Leman
1851 - 1920
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 9
William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford
1020 - 1071
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 10