Born 1481 the son of Margaret and Schweickhardt of Sickingen by the High Castle, married to Hedwig of Flersheim, with which he 6 Children had…

He was important as a supporter of the Reformation and as the leader of the Rhenish and Swabian knights. His influence was the saw to, dass Carlos I. Charles V of Spain as. German Emperor was.

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Buddeus, Georg Karl Immanuel: Franz von Sickingen, eine Geschichte aus dem 16. Century, Frankfurt und Leipzig 1794 (Download)