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Georg von Frundsberg[a] (24 September 1473 – 20 August 1528) was a German military and Landsknecht leader in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and Imperial House of Habsburg. An early modern proponent of infantry tactics, he established his reputation in active service during the Italian Wars under Emperor Maximilian I and his successor Charles V. Even in his lifetime, he was referred to as "Vater der Landsknechte" (Father of the Landsknechte) and legends about him as the patriarchal figure of the Landsknechte or his incredible physical strength surfaced. He achieved great prestige and fame for his role in the Habsburg victory at Pavia against France and during the war of the League of Cognac.[1][2]
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- ^ Paulus, Christof (2021). "Reinhard Baumann: Mythos Frundsberg. Familie, Weggefährten, Gegner des Vaters der Landsknechte (reviewed by Christof Paulus)". Zeitschrift des Historischen Vereins für Schwaben. Recensio: 399–400. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Messner, Florian (2014). Maximilian I. und die Kriegsführung seiner Zeit. p. 47. Retrieved 29 June 2023.