Pfaff-Florian from Aichstetten
Pfaff-Florian von Aichstetten (* around 1490 in Aichstetten ; † after 1525) was a German captain of the Christian Association during the German Peasants' War . His birth name was Florian Greisel.
Florian Greisel was originally a pastor in the Waldburg town of Aichstetten since 1491. In the Battle of Leprosenberg on Good Friday April 14, 1525 near Bad Wurzach , he was the leader of the Christian Association against the troops of the Swabian Federation . The battle was lost for the peasants. Pfaff-Florian was one of the survivors of the battle and fled to the Swiss Confederation after negotiating the Weingartner Treaty . His opponent was George III. Truchsess von Waldburg-Zeil , who was appointed "Reichserbtruchsess" on July 27, 1526 in Toledo for his services in suppressing the peasant uprisings of Emperor Charles V.
The municipality of Aichstetten named a street in its municipality, the Pfaff-Florian-Weg after Pfaff-Florian.
literature
- Wilhelm Zimmermann : The great German peasant war . Köhler, Stuttgart 1841-43; Dietz, Stuttgart 1891; Dietz, Berlin 1952; deb, Berlin 1980 and 1982 (7th edition ISBN 3-920303-26-1 ); Berlin 1993 ISBN 3-320-01829-9 .
- Peter Blickle : The Revolution of 1525 . 4th revised and bibliographically expanded edition. Oldenbourg, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-486-44264-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the great peasant war: After the urkunden and eyewitness, Volume 1 by William Zimmermann, S297 seen June 7, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aichstetten, Pfaff-Florian from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Greisel, Florian (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1490 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aichstetten |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1525 |