Hans Philipp Fuchs from Bimbach

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Hans Philipp Fuchs von Bimbach, contemporary portrait picture
Memorial stones for Fuchs von Bimbach near Lutter am Barenberge on Bundesstraße 248

Hans Philipp Fuchs von Bimbach (* around 1567; † August 27, 1626 in Lutter am Barenberge ) was a Danish general in the Thirty Years War . He fell in the battle of Lutter am Barenberge

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Hans Philipp Fuchs von Bimbach came from the Frankish noble family Fuchs von Bimbach . He came from the family line that had lived in Möhren Castle (today part of Treuchtlingen, then part of the Principality of Pfalz-Neuburg) since 1522 . His parents were Andreas Fuchs von Bimbach zu Möhren and his second wife Anna, geb. von Zaiskam, who married on November 28, 1566. After completing his studies, he initially worked for the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach for several years. In 1614 there was a break with Margrave Joachim Ernst, who attested that he had a "presumptuous and coarse character".

From 1618 he worked - although he was a Protestant himself - initially on the part of the Catholic League as an imperial court judge and chief military officer. From 1622, however, he turned to the Protestant side, which he initially only secretly supported - for fear of his Frankish possessions being confiscated. In 1623 he was one of the advisors to Duke Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel . In 1625 he entered the service of the Danish King Christian IV as infantry general .

In the battle of Lutter am Barenberge against the imperial troops under General Tilly on August 27, 1626, Fuchs von Bimbach was the highest-ranking commander after King Christian IV. The Protestants lost the battle. Fuchs von Bimbach was killed in a cavalry battle and, according to his wishes, was buried near the battlefield. A memorial stone was erected at his grave in 1908, which is now offset on Bundesstraße 248 .

Hans Philipp Fuchs von Bimbach is characterized as an educated man with diverse, including scientific interests. For example, in 1610 he had the writings of Euclid published . The mathematician and astronomer Simon Marius belonged to his circle of friends , for whom he provided two of the first telescopes as early as 1609. As a soldier, Fuchs von Bimbach was considered brave and experienced in the war. The truth of King Christian IV's assertion that he was complicit in the defeat at Lutter am Barenberge is uncertain.

His goods Kronheim , Schwaningen and Möhren passed to Jakob Ludwig von Fürstenberg (1592–1627) after his death .

literature

  • Wolfgang R. Dick: Hans Philip Fuchs von Bimbach (around 1567-1626), patron of Simon Marius . In: Hans Gaab, Pierre Leich (Ed.): Simon Marius and his research . AVA - Akademische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2016, ISBN 978-3-944913-49-0 , pp. 103-148 [ online ]
  • Dieter Lent : Fuchs von Bimbach, Hans Philipp Freiherr von . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Dieter Lent u. a. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon: 8th to 18th century . Appelhans, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 242f.
  • Side entry In: Siegmund Günther :  Marius, Simon . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 141-146.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Hermann Zwanziger, Hans Philipp Fuchs von Bimbach-Möhren, In: Neuburger Kollektaneen-Blatt, 84th year, 1919, pp. 21-30.
  2. ↑ a b cf. Dieter Lent: Fuchs von Bimbach, Hans Philipp Freiherr von . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Dieter Lent u. a. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon: 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, p. 242
  3. ↑ Carl-Alexander Mavridis, Johann Philipp Fuchs von Bimbach zu Möhren, a dazzling personality of the Thirty Years War, In: History of the community of Unterschwaningen, Schrenk-Verlag Gunzenhausen, series fränkische Geschichte Volume 15, 2009, pp. 78-85.
  4. ↑ See e.g. B. the website Heimatmuseum Lutter am Barenberge: The Battle of Lutter am Barenberge on August 27, 1626 ( Memento of the original from March 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.heimatmuseum-lutter.de
  5. ↑ See Siegmund Günther:  Marius, Simon . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, pp. 141-146.
  6. ↑ Cf. Dieter Lent: Fuchs von Bimbach, Hans Philipp Freiherr von . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Dieter Lent u. a. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon: 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, p. 243
  7. ^ Fürstenberg In: Johann Samuel Publication : General Encyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste in alphabetical order , Volume 51, Brockhaus, Leipzig 1850, p. 495
personal data
SURNAME Fuchs von Bimbach, Hans Philipp von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish general in the Thirty Years War
DATE OF BIRTH 1567
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1626
Place of death Lutter am Barenberge