Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Christoff von Königsmarck

Swedish politician and military commander

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1600

Place of Birth: Kyritz, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1663

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Sweden, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust (4 March 1600 – 8 March 1663), son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a Swedish-German soldier who commanded Sweden's legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in Gustavus Adolphus' strategy. He was born in Kötzlin, Altmark.
He was appointed major general in 1640, governor general of Bremen-Verden in 1645, Privy Councilor in 1651 and field marshal in 1655.
He is best known for the unsuccessful battle of Prague between 25 June and 1 November 1648 which was cut short when the Thirty Years' War ended. In 1655 Königsmarck erected a castle in Lieth and named it after his wife Agathe von Leesten.
The name of the castle, Agathenburg, also became the toponym of the village Lieth.
Their children were: Otto Wilhelm von Königsmarck Conrad or Kurt Christoph von Königsmarck, whose children were: Karl Johann von Königsmarck Maria Aurora von Königsmarck. Amalia Wilhelmina von Königsmarck Philip Christoph von Königsmarck Beata Elisabet von KönigsmarckHe died, aged 63, in Stockholm.



Description	Swiss-German portrait painter and engraver son of Matthäus Merian the Elder
Date of birth/death	March 1621	15 February 1687
Location of birth/death	Basel	Frankfurt
Work location	Frankfurt
Authority control	: Q324410 VIAF: 98612721 ISNI: 0000 0001 1031 6410 ULAN: 500019793 LCCN: n88623588 NLA: 35115224 WorldCat