Tilly

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Tilly is the commonly used name for Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, a prominent general of the Catholic League during the early stages of the Thirty Years' War.

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Tilly canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
military commander
nobleman
allegiance Catholic League
Electorate of Bavaria
Holy Roman Empire
associatedWith Catholic Reformation
linked to: Counter-Reformation
birthCountry Habsburg Netherlands
birthDate 1559-02-25
birthPlace Castle of Tilly, Brabant
birthRegion Duchy of Brabant
burialPlace Ingolstadt
causeOfDeath wounds received in battle
commanded Catholic League army
conflict Long Turkish War
Thirty Years' War
countryOfActivity Bavaria
Bohemia
Holy Roman Empire
deathCountry Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1632-04-30
deathPlace Ingolstadt
deathRegion Electorate of Bavaria
education Jesuit education
era Early modern period
ethnicOrigin Walloon
linked to: Walloon language
familyName Tserclaes
givenName Johann
languageSpoken French
German
militaryRank field marshal
militaryServiceStart late 16th century
name Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
nobleTitle Count of Tilly
notableBattle Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
Battle of Stadtlohn
Battle of White Mountain
Sack of Magdeburg
notableFor defeat at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
leading Catholic League forces in the early Thirty Years' War
victory at the Battle of White Mountain
religion Roman Catholicism
servedUnder Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
sideInConflict Catholic side in the Thirty Years' War
woundedIn Battle of Rain (Lech)

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Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly alsoKnownAs Tilly
Tilley hasVariant Tilly