Leonhard von Fels

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Leonhard von Fels (* 1497 , † in the  16th century ) was the Habsburg chief steward .

Leonhard von was a nephew of the future chancellor Bernhard von Cles . He participated in the defense of Vienna in the Turkish Wars in 1529 and was appointed Supreme Field Marshal in 1530 for his services . In 1537 he took the position of chief field captain in Hungary , where he achieved success in the fight against the Turks. In 1539 he was appointed chief steward to succeed Wilhelm von Roggendorf , with whom he, like Hans Hofmann von Grünbühel , had worked together politically in previous years. He probably represented anti-papal and anti - Spanish policies. Fels was fluent in Italian .

literature

  • Alfred Kohler: Ferdinand I. 1503-1564 prince, king and emperor. CH Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-50278-4 .
personal data
SURNAME Fels, Leonhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian chief steward
DATE OF BIRTH 1497
DATE OF DEATH 16th Century