Christian Vitzthum von Eckstedt
Christian Vitzthum von Eckstedt (* 1592 ; † 1652 ) was an imperial colonel during the Thirty Years' War .
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He came from the noble family Vitzthum von Eckstedt and was the second eldest son of Georg Vitzthum von Eckstedt on Kannawurf .
After the outbreak of the Thirty Years War he worked for the imperial camp . As a lieutenant colonel , he commanded a force that was initially deployed in the Mark Brandenburg as well as in Upper and Lower Lusatia. At the beginning of 1627 the Viththum troops moved into the county of Stolberg . Their residents were asked to pay high contributions and threatened with billeting in case of non-payment. Some nobles such as Bock von Wülfingen and the council of Stolberg (Harz) turned to Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony and asked for help. He sent military support in April 1627. In addition, during this time there was a lot of activity by the Harz Sagittarius . About 30 such shooters invaded the city of Stolberg in early June. They succeeded in driving Vitzthum von Eckstedt and his imperial troops out of the city or imprisoning the remaining mercenaries. After the Harzschützen destroyed Klettenberg Castle at the beginning of July 1627, Vitzthum von Eckstedt had Hohnstein Castle (Harz) and the Vorwerk under the castle set on fire on July 10, 1627. He and his imperial troops succeeded in suppressing the Harz rifle revolt.
In 1642 he lived as the Roman Imperial Majesty appointed Colonel zu Roß in Vienna and referred to himself as lord of Kannawurf, Neu-Asseburg and Voigtstedt .
literature
- Frank Boblenz : Aspects of the Harz shooting movement in 1627 in the Lower Harz , in: Nordharzer Jahrbuch 18/19 (1995), pp. 93-108.
Web links
- Biography on 30jaehrigerkrieg.de
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| SURNAME | Vitzthum von Eckstedt, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German colonel during the Thirty Years War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1592 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1652 |