Vain Friedrich von Zollern
Vain Friedrich the Younger von Zollern (* 1454 ; † June 27, 1490 , Montfoort ) was a Dutch admiral .
He was the third son of Jobst Nikolaus von Hohenzollern (1433–1488) and his wife Agnes von Werdenberg-Heiligenberg (1434–1467).
Life
Eitel Friedrich went to Holland as a follower of Maximilian I to fight a Flemish revolt . In 1488 he succeeded Philipp von Kleve-Ravenstein , who had switched to the side of the rebels. He died during the siege of Montfoort.
He is not the only Zollern to die in this war, his younger brothers died before then: Friedrich Albrecht on July 16, 1483 as an imperial colonel in the siege of Utrecht and Friedrich Johann on November 18, 1483 as an imperial colonel in the battle of Dendermonde .
literature
- Sven Rabeler, Niederadlige Lebensformen in the late Middle Ages: Wilwolt von Schaumberg p. 188
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zollern, Eitel Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hohenzollern, Eitel Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nobleman of the Swabian line of the Hohenzollern and Dutch admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1454 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1490 |
| Place of death | Montfoort |