Georg the dog of Wenkheim

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Georg the dog of Wenkheim

Coat of arms of Georg Hund von Wenkheim

Georg Hund von Wenkheim (* 1520 in Wenkheim ; † March 17, 1572 in Bad Mergentheim ) was the 40th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1566 to 1572.

Life

Georg Hund (t) von Wenkheim comes from the Franconian noble family of the Hund von Wenkheim . He appeared as a member of the Teutonic Order from 1544. He originally served in Heilbronn until he became Commander of Weissenburg in 1553 and from 1558 Commander of Frankfurt am Main . Before being elected as Grand Master, he was briefly provincial commander of the Deutschordensballei Franken .

In 1566 at the Reichstag in Augsburg, where the Elector of Saxony also received his enfeoffment, Georg Hund von Wendheim was enfeoffed with Prussia by Emperor Maximilian II (HRR) as Grand Master and Administrator. These two leanings took place outdoors at great expense. Wenkheim was also an advisor to Emperor Maximilian II and in various functions in the service of the Habsburgs .

In 1570 he was on a diplomatic mission for Archduchess Anna of Austria , who later became the wife of King Philip II of the Habsburg family.

As an advocate of the Counter Reformation, he ensured a strengthening of the discipline in the spirit of the Council of Trent and a removal of Reformation sympathizers. He spent a lot of time expanding Mergentheim Castle, which became the dignified seat of the Grand Masters. Georg died in Mergentheim and was buried in the Teutonic Order Church there.

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  Coat of arms above a portal at the Teutonic Order Castle in Bad Mergentheim

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  Increased coat of arms of the Grand Master at the Große Kelter in Neckarsulm - it is usually quartered and alternately shows the coat of arms of the Teutonic Order and the family coat of arms of the dog of Wenkheim

Web links

Commons : Georg Hund von Wenkheim  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Georg Hund von Wenkheim's enfeoffment with Prussia in 1566 by the emperor
2. ↑ http://www.bad-mergentheim-950-jahre.de/index.php?id=65  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.