Franz von Mercy

Franz von Mercy
Franz von Mercy
Born	1597; Longwy, Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire
Died	3 August 1645 (aged 48); Alerheim, Bavaria
Resting place	Ingolstadt; 48°45′49″N 11°25′29″E
Parents	Pierre Ernest de Mercy (d. 1619) (father); Anne du Hautoy (mother);
Military service
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire; Bavaria
Branch	Imperial Army
Years of service	1618–1645
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Conflicts	Thirty Years' War • Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) (WIA); • Siege of Konstanz (1633); • Siege of Colmar (1636); • Siege of Dole (1636); • Siege of Héricourt (1637) ; • Battle against Reinhold von Rosen (1637); • Battle of Wolfenbüttel (1641); • Battle of Tuttlingen (1643); • Siege of Überlingen (1644); • Blockade of Hohentwiel Castle (1644) ; • Siege of Freiburg (1644) ; • Battle of Freiburg (1644); • Battle of Herbsthausen (1645); • Battle of Nördlingen (1645) †;

Franz Freiherr von Mercy (or Merci), Lord of Mandre and Collenburg (c. 1597 – 3 August 1645), was a German field marshal in the Thirty Years' War who fought for the Imperial side and was commander-in-chief of the Bavarian army from 1643 to 1645. In that role, he destroyed a French army at Tuttlingen (1643), stalemated another at Freiburg (1644), destroyed a third French army at Herbsthausen (1645) and was killed at the Second Battle of Nördlingen (1645).

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