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Wilhelm Frölich
Wilhelm Frölich ( 1504 – 4 December 1562) was a Swiss mercenary commander who served the French Crown during the Italian Wars. He has been described as one of the most successful mercenary leaders in Swiss history. Life Frölich was born in 1504 or 1505 in the town of Riesbach (now a district of Zürich), in the canton of Zürich, into a family of humble background. He entered French service in 1522 and was promoted to captain in 1536. Frölich won fame as commander of the Swiss mercenaries at the Battle of Ceresole in 1544. That same year, he acquired the Swiss bourgeoisie, bourgeoisie of Canton of Solothurn, Solothurn, after he was stripped of his rights as a bourgeois of Zürich due to his mercenary activity. He became a member of Solothurn's Grand Council in 1550 and of its Small Council in 1555. As a colonel, Frölich served in Italy from 1551 to 1557 and in Picardy in 1558, during King Henry II of France, Henry II's Italian War of 1551–1559, Italian War, and campaigne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Froelich By Hans Asper
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Cent-Suisses
The Cent-Suisses (, ''Hundred Swiss'') were an elite infantry company of Swiss mercenaries that served the French kings from 1471 to 1792 and from 1814 to 1830. History The unit was created in 1471 by King Louis XI. Originally, the company was composed of a hundred men, all from Switzerland and armed with halberds, who were selected for their above-average height. As the weapons of the time evolved, notably with the appearance of firearms, its members were divided between pikemen and arquebusiers. When Swiss mercenaries learned that King Charles VIII was preparing an expedition against Naples, they rushed en masse to be recruited. By the end of 1494, thousands of them were in Rome to join the French Royal Army which would occupy Naples the following February. In 1495, the king's life was saved thanks to the actions of his Swiss infantrymen. Louis de Menthon was appointed the first commander of the Cent-Suisses in 1496. The unit was part of the ''Maison militaire du roi de Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Leaders Of The Italian Wars
This is a list of military leaders of the Italian Wars. Notes References * Arfaioli, Maurizio. ''The Black Bands of Giovanni: Infantry and Diplomacy During the Italian Wars (1526–1528)''. Pisa: Pisa University Press, Edizioni Plus, 2005. . * Arnold, Thomas F. ''The Renaissance at War.'' Smithsonian History of Warfare, edited by John Keegan. New York: Smithsonian Books / Collins, 2006. . * Baumgartner, Frederic J. ''Louis XII''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. . * Jeremy Black (historian), Black, Jeremy. "Dynasty Forged by Fire." ''MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History'' 18, no. 3 (Spring 2006): 34–43. . * ———. ''European Warfare, 1494–1660.'' Warfare and History, edited by Jeremy Black. London: Routledge, 2002. . * Wim Blockmans, Blockmans, Wim. ''Emperor Charles V, 1500–1558''. Translated by Isola van den Hoven-Vardon. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. . * Francesco Guicciardini, Guicciardini, Francesco. ''The History of Italy''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th-century Swiss Military Personnel
The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion of the new sciences, invented the first thermometer and made substantial contributions in the fields of phy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
