Franz von Sickingen
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Franz von Sickingen (2 March 1481 – 7 May 1523) was a knight of the Holy Roman Empire who, with Ulrich von Hutten, led the so-called "Knights' War," and was one of the most notable figures of the early period of the Protestant Reformation. Sickingen is posthumously known as "the last knight" (der letzte Ritter), an epithet he shared with his contemporaries Chevalier de Bayard and Emperor Maximilian.
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Franz von Sickingen | |
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Born | 2 March 1481 Ebernburg Castle, Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 7 May 1523(1523-05-07) (aged 42) Nanstein Castle, Lordship of Landstuhl, Holy Roman Empire |
Buried | Chapel of St. Mary (present-day St. Andreas-Kirche), Landstuhl |
Noble family | Sickingen |
Spouse(s) |
Hedwig von Flersheim
(m. 1500; died 1516) |
Father | Schweickhardt von Sickingen |
Mother | Margarethe Puller von der Hohenburg |
Signature | |
Memorials | Hutten-Sickingen Monument |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Holy Roman Empire[lower-alpha 1] |
Wars | "Knights' War" † |
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