Hermann von Lynden
Hermann von Lynden , Freiherr von Reckheim , (* 1547 in Liège ; † June 5, 1603 in Rekem ) was a nobleman and soldier from the von Lynden family .
Life
He was in the service of the Prince-Bishop of Liège and the Holy Roman Empire on the side of Emperor Charles V. He commanded troops during the Eighty Years War and the Syrian War . Von Lynden held important positions in the Principality of Liège , occupied Bonn in 1584 and was governor of Cologne in 1592.
He bought the Reckheim estate near Liège. His successor was Ferdinand Gobert von Linden .
Hermann von Lynden was the brother of Robert von Lynden .
literature
- Notice Historique sur l'ancien Comté impérial de Reckheim , Gand, 1848
Web links
- Bavarian State Library: Annales généalogiques de la maison de Lynden, divisées en XV livres. (1626)
- 1583 THE TRUCHSESSIAN WAR (PDF; 445 kB)
- State Archives Nuremberg-1
- State Archives Nuremberg-2
- State Archives Nuremberg-3
- State Archives Nuremberg-4
- State Archives Nuremberg-5
- State Archives Nuremberg-6
- State Archives Nuremberg-7
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Lynden, Hermann von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nobleman and soldier in the service of the Prince-Bishop of Liège |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1547 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Liege |
DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1603 |
Place of death | Rekem |