Johann VI. from Fahrensbach

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Johann VI. von Fahrensbach († around 1627) was Rittmeister at the royal Polish court and Starost von Lemsal .

Life

Johann von Fahrensbach came from the German-Baltic Fahrensbach family . Like his father Jürgen von Fahrensbach , he led the life of a soldier and was loyal to the Polish party all his life. His career was closely linked to that of his brother Georg Wolmar von Fahrensbach . Together with him he fought against Count von Mansfeld when he wanted to strengthen the garrison in Dünamünde . He was from 1607 to 1615 during the occupation to Dorpat , was 1,619 Polish Colonel own body company, served in 1621 under Chodkiewicz on the Vltava River with two squadrons against the Turks and helped on September 2 position to win the victory of the Sultan Osman to brought his throne.

Already in 1612 he owned Lemsal, until 1621 Kruedenershof. He was the master of Noetkendorf and Graenhof, both estates later received his inheritance and sold the places that had become Swedish in 1635.

Johann von Fahrensbach was married three times, before 1612 with a Buring, then with Elisabeth Countess von Tyszkiewicz-Łohojska , and most recently with Katharina von Zehmen . He had at least two sons and his grandchildren held political offices in the Polish aristocratic republic .

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personal data
SURNAME Fahrensbach, Johann VI. from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish officer
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH around 1627