Sebald Pögl the Elder

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Sebald Pögl the Elder (* around 1460 , † around 1510 ) was a Styrian arms manufacturer.

Life

Replica of a field snake from the late 15th century in Thörl

After the death of his father, the tradesman Peter Pögl († around 1486), Sebald Pögl inherited the hammer mill in Thörl and expanded the craft business into an early industrial operation in which guns, small arms, cannon balls and other military equipment were manufactured. He becomes King Maximilian I's most important arms supplier . The consideration for the delivery to the sovereign consisted not only of money in the form of cash or credit, but also of the granting of privileges in the iron trade , which further strengthened Pögl's market position. In 1505 Pögl was raised to the nobility . His coat of arms shows a camel growing out of a crown.

He was married to Beatrix von Liechtenstein auf Murau, a member of one of the highest Styrian noble families. The marriage had three children:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Roman Sandgruber, World Heritage "Österreichische Eisenstrasse (-wurzen)" , Linz 2003, page 27 (accessed on July 17, 2010) (PDF; 3.0 MB)
  2. ↑ iron processing ( memento from July 23, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data
SURNAME Pögl, Sebald the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Styrian arms manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1460
DATE OF DEATH around 1510