Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
	Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
Born	29 May 1594; Pappenheim on the Altmühl, Bavaria
Died	17 November 1632 (aged 38); Leipzig, Saxony
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire
Years of service	1618–1632
Battles/wars	Thirty Years' War Battle of the White Mountain (1620); Sack of Magdeburg (1631); Capture of Maastricht (1632); Battle of Lützen (1632) (DOW);

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (29 May 1594 – 17 November 1632) was a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War. A supporter of the Catholic League, he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Lützen fighting the Protestant forces under Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus.

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