Hans Christoph III. from Puchheim
Hans Christoph III. von Puchheim (* 1605 ; † 1657 ) was an Austrian nobleman and imperial field marshal .
He was the son of Johann Christoph II von Puchheim zu Krumbach and Eva Susanna von Hofkirchen. He married Polixena Countess von Leiningen-Dachsburg.
As a Lieutenant Field Marshal in 1644, he fought the Hungarian insurgent Georg I. Rákóczi . In 1645/46 he commanded the imperial troops fighting the Swedes in northern Lower Austria.
He lived in Kirchschlag Castle in the Bucklige Welt . In 1651 he built a mansion in Kirchschlag and left the castle uninhabited. After his death, the rule of Kirchschlag passed to Count Nikolaus Pálffy , who was able to assert inheritance claims through his mother.
literature
- Of salvation. Rom. Reichs Genealogisch Historischen Adels-Lexici Zweyter and last part, Leipzig 1747, p. 899.
Web links
- Hans Christoph III. from Puchheim to kaiserhof.geschichte.lmu.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Puchheim, Hans Christoph III. from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian nobleman and imperial field marshal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1605 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1657 |