Caspar von Schoch
Caspar von Schoch (born November 25, 1610 in Kleinholzleute near Isny , † August 16, 1672 in Bregenz ) was Imperial Colonel in the Thirty Years' War and Chamberlain.
Caspar Schoch , born as the son of serfs in the monastery, went through a war career, similar to the one described in Grimmelshausschen's adventurous Simplicissimus . He starts out as a pack boy and climbs the ladder of success on his path that leads him through half of Europe. He is present at Wallenstein's siege of Stralsund in 1628 . Subsequently he is in the Mantuan War of Succession in Northern Italy, in which he becomes an officer and is badly wounded in the foot. In 1632 he was taken prisoner near Nuremberg. After his release, he returned to the imperial service and rose to the rank of colonel captain. He is known for having a coffin carried in his entourage for his funeral. At the end of the war he settled in Vorarlberg . He acquires the noble seat of Gwiggen (today Mariastern Abbey ) in Leiblachtal from the Premonstratensian monastery in Weißenau . In 1653 he was raised to the nobility and given the dignity of chamberlain. To do this, as a curiosity, he first had to buy himself out of the serfdom of the St. Georg monastery in Isny for 1,000 thalers . He dies in Bregenz in 1672 and is buried in the parish church there.
literature
- Paul Beck : Schoch, Kaspar von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 54, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1908, p. 137 f.
Web links
- Bernd Warlich: Schoch ("Don Kaspar", "Kaspar", Schach), Caspar von In: The Thirty Years' War in personal testimonies, chronicles and reports Project site Bernd Warlich, Volkach
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schoch, Caspar von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schoch, Caspar; Schoch, Kaspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | imperial colonel in the Thirty Years War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Isny |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1672 |
| Place of death | Bregenz |