Georg von Schlieben (mercenary)
Georg von Schlieben (Latin George de Slyffen , mentioned 1448 to 1475) was a mercenary leader in the service of the Teutonic Order in Prussia and subsequently the owner of extensive estates in Prussia. He is considered the father of the Prussian line of the von Schlieben family .
Life
There is no reliable historical evidence of its origin; it may have come from Saxony or the neighboring area (Lausitz?). The father Hans von Slyffen and the mother a Countess von der Lippe were given in later traditions.
In 1448 Georg von Schlieben was first mentioned in Prussia. In 1454 he came to the aid of the Teutonic Order in the battle of Konitz against the Prussian estates ( Prussian League ) and troops of the Polish king Casimir , with a mercenary army of 557 men and with his brother Christoph as well as Hans, Magnus and Conrad von Schlieben. He then commanded troops in the reconquest of other cities, robbing the entire property of the city and the bishop in Allenstein in 1455 , and only partially surrendering them again after the intervention of the Pope and the Grand Master.
In 1466 Georg von Schlieben was one of the three negotiators for the Teutonic Order in the negotiations on the Peace of Thorn . In 1469 the town and castle Gerdauen and the castle Nordenburg with associated villages were transferred to him as compensation for accumulated debts of the order to him for military service. Further possessions were added by 1471, so that he and his descendants became one of the most important landowners in Prussia. Georg von Schlieben was mentioned for the last time in 1475.
progeny
Georg von Schlieben was married to Anna or Katharina von Kremitten. They had several children:
- Georg von Schlieben († 1521)
- Hans von Schlieben († after 1491)
- Dietrich von Schlieben († before 1534)
- Eustachius von Schlieben († 1497, fallen)
literature
- Georg von Schlieben . In: Old Prussian Biography, Volume 2. Marburg 1967.
- Johannes Voigt : Handbook of the history of Prussia up to the Reformation . Danzig 1843. p. 327 et al.
- Martin Ernst von Schlieffen : News from some houses of the families v. Slieffen or Schlieffen, from old age Sliwin or Sliwingen. Kassel 1784. pp. 377-387
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Remarks
- ↑ Documents from 1486, in: Martin Ernst von Schlieffen: Message from some houses of the families v. Slieffen or Schlieffen, from old age Sliwin or Sliwingen. Kassel 1784, p. 80 and certificate from 1491, the same p. 84
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Close, Georg von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Slyffen, George de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mercenary leader in Prussia and owner of extensive estates |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century |