Tilly, Johannes Tserklaes, count of definition of Tilly, Johannes Tserklaes, count of in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

Tilly, Johannes Tserklaes, count of (yōhän`əs tsĕrkläs` tĭl`ē), 1559–1632, general in Bavarian and later imperial service during the Thirty Years War Thirty Years War, 1618–48, general European war fought mainly in Germany. General Character of the War

There were many territorial, dynastic, and religious issues that figured in the outbreak and conduct of the war.
..... Click the link for more information. . A younger son of a noble family of Brabant, he served under Duke Alessandro Farnese Farnese, Alessandro , 1545–92, duke of Parma and Piacenza (1586–92), general and diplomat in the service of Philip II of Spain. He was the son of Duke Ottavio Farnese and Margaret of Parma and thus a nephew of Philip II and of John of Austria, under whom
..... Click the link for more information. and against the Turks before entering the service of Duke Maximilian I Maximilian I, 1573–1651, elector (1623–51) and duke (1597–1651) of Bavaria, one of the outstanding figures of the Thirty Years War and an ardent supporter of the Counter Reformation.
..... Click the link for more information. of Bavaria, founder of the Catholic League. After the outbreak of the Thirty Years War, he commanded the army of the Catholic League, which with the imperial army put down the Bohemian Protestant forces at the White Mt. (1620). In the next phase of the war, centering about the Palatinate, Tilly was chief commander against Ernst von Mansfeld Mansfeld, Peter Ernst von , 1580?–1626, military commander in the Thirty Years War. Illegitimate son of a governor for the Hapsburgs in Luxembourg, he rendered distinguished service in the imperial forces in the Netherlands and was legitimized; by 1607 he was
..... Click the link for more information. , Christian of Brunswick Christian of Brunswick or Christian of Halberstadt, 1599–1626, Protestant military leader in the Thirty Years War, titular bishop of Halberstadt (1616–23).
..... Click the link for more information. , and others. He lost to Mansfeld (Apr., 1622), but won at Wimpfen (May) and Höchst (June) and also at Stadtlohn (1623). After King Christian IV of Denmark entered the war (1625) Tilly and Albrecht von Wallenstein Wallenstein or Waldstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von , 1583–1634, imperial general in the Thirty Years War, b. Bohemia.
..... Click the link for more information. were the chief generals to oppose him. In 1626, aided by some of Wallenstein's troops, Tilly was victorious at Lutter. When Wallenstein was removed from command of the imperial army in 1630, Tilly was given command of that army also, but against Gustavus II (Gustavus Adolphus) of Sweden he was unsuccessful. On May 20, 1631, Tilly and Count Pappenheim stormed Magdeburg. Tilly's troops massacred the populace and sacked the city, although he tried to check the violence. Later in 1631, Tilly was thoroughly defeated by Gustavus Adolphus at Breitenfeld. The next year he was again defeated by Gustavus Adolphus at the crossing of the Lech, where Tilly was mortally wounded.

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Tiller Tillering Tilletiaceae Tillett, Benjamin Tilley Tilley, Sir Samuel Leonard tilleyite Tillich Tillich, Paul Tillich, Paul Johannes Tillier, Claude Tillite Tillman County Tillman, Benjamin Tillman, Benjamin R Tillman, Benjamin Ryan Tillo, Aleksei Tillo, Aleksei Andreevich Tillodontia tilloid Tillotson, John Tillstrom, Burr Tilly, Charles Tilly, Johann Tserclaes Tilly, Johann Tserclaes, count von Tilly, Johannes Tserklaes, count of Tilman Riemenschneider Tilmanis, Osvald Tilsit Tilsit, Treaties Tilsit, Treaties of Tilsit, Treaty of 1807 Tilson Thomas, Michael Tilson, John tilt tilt angle tilt block tilt boundary tilt error tilt mold tilt rotor tilt slab construction tilt-rotor aircraft tilt-up construction tilt/rotate code tilted iceberg tilted interface Tilter tilth tilting concrete mixer tilting dozer			Tillman, Benjamin Ryan Tillmann Riemenschneider Tillo, Aleksei Tillo, Aleksei Andreevich Tillodont Tillodontia Tillodontia tilloid Tillot Tillotson Computers & Services Tillotson, John Tillow tills tills tills tills tills Tillsonburg Broadcasting Company Limited Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital Tillstrom, Burr Tilly Tilly Mint Tilly Mint Tilly, Charles Tilly, Johann Tserclaes Tilly, Johann Tserclaes, count von Tilly, Johannes Tserklaes, count of Tilly-vally TILM TILMA Tilman Riemenschneider Tilmanis, Osvald tilmicosin Tilmun Tilmus Tiln TiLo Tilofyl Tilolec Tilopia Tilopia Tiloryth Tiloryth Tiloryth TiLP TILPP TILRC TILRRPS TILS TILSA Tilsit Tilsit Tilsit, Treaties