WILHELM VON See also:

• WILHELM VON GRUMBACH (1503-1567)

GRUMBACH (1503-1567)  , See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German adventurer, chiefly known through his connexion with the so-called " See also:

• GRUMBACH, WILHELM VON (1503-1567)

Grumbach feuds " (Grumbachsche See also:

• HANDEL, GEORGE FREDERICK (1685–1759)

Handel), the last See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt of the German knights to destroy the See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of the territorial princes . A member of an old Franconian See also:

• FAMILY

family, he was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 1st of See also:

• JUNE

June 1503, and having passed some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time at the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of Casimir, See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• BAYREUTH, or BAIREUTH

Bayreuth (d . 1527), fought against the peasants during the rising in 1524 and 1525 . About 1J40 Grumbach became associated with See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert See also:

• ALCIBIADES (c. 450-404 B.c.)

Alcibiades, the turbulent prince of Bayreuth, whom he served both in See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace and See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . After the conclusion of the peace of See also:

• PASSAU

Passau in 1552, Grumbach assisted Albert in his career of See also:

• PLUNDER

plunder in See also:

• FRANCONIA (Ger. Franken)

Franconia and was thus able to take some revenge upon his enemy, Melchior von Zobel, See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of See also:

• WURZBURG

Wurzburg . As a landholder Grumbach was a See also:

• VASSAL (Fr. vassal, vassaut, vassault, &c,)

vassal of the bishops of Wurzburg, and had held See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office at the court of See also:

• CONRAD (d. 955)
• CONRAD, JOSEPH (1856– )
• CONRAD, or KONRAD (M. H. Ger. Kuonrdl, i.e. " keen in counsel," Lat. Conradus, It. Corrado, cf. the A.S. Ccenred)

Conrad of Bibra, who was bishop from 1540 to 1544 . When, however, Zobel was chosen to succeed Conrad the harmonious relations between See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord and vassal were quickly disturbed . Unable to See also:

• FREE

free himself and his associates from the See also:

• SUZERAINTY

suzerainty of the bishop by appealing to the imperial courts he decided to adopt more violent See also:

• MEASURES

measures, and his friendship with Albert was very serviceable in this connexion . Albert's career, however, was checked by his defeat at Sievershausen in See also:

• JULY

July 1553 and his subsequent See also:

• FLIGHT

flight into See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, and the bishop took See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage of this See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of affairs to seize Grumbach's lands . The See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight obtained an See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of restitution from the imperial court of See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice (Reichskammergericht), but he was unable to' carry this into effect; and in See also:

• APRIL

April 1558 some of his partisans seized and killed the bishop . Grumbach declared he was See also:

• INNOCENT (INNOCENTIUS)
• INNOCENT (POPES)

innocent of this See also:

• CRIME (Lat. crimen, accusation)

crime, but his See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story was not believed, and he fled to France . Returning to See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany he pleaded his cause in See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person before the See also:

• DIET

diet at See also:

• AUGSBURG
• AUGSBURG, CONFESSION OF
• AUGSBURG, WAR OF THE LEAGUE OF

Augsburg in 1559, but without success .

Meanwhile he had found a new See also:

• PATRON

patron in See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick, See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• SAXONY
• SAXONY (Ger. Provinz Sachsen)

Saxony, whose See also:

• FATHER

father, John Frederick, had been obligedto surrender the electoral dignity to the Albertine See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of his family . Chafing under this deprivation the duke listened readily to Grumbach's plans for recovering the lost dignity, including a See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general rising of the German knights and the deposition of Frederick II., See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark . Magical charms were employed against the duke's enemies, and communications from angels were invented which helped to stir up the zeal of the See also:

• PEOPLE

people . In 1563 Grumbach attacked Wurzburg, seized and plundered the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and compelled the See also:

• CHAPTER (a shortened form of chapiter, a word still used in architecture for a capital; derived from O. Fr. chapitre, Lat. capitellum, diminutive of caput, head)

chapter and the bishop to restore his lands . He was consequently placed under the imperial See also:

• BAN

ban, but John Frederick refused to obey the order of the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• MAXIMILIAN
• MAXIMILIAN (1832—1867)

Maximilian II. to withdraw his See also:

• PROTECTION

protection from him . Meanwhile Grumbach sought to See also:

• COMPASS (Fr. corn pas, ultimately from Lat. cum, with, and passus, step)

compass the assassination of the Saxon elector, See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus; proclamations were issued calling for assistance; and alliances both without and within Germany were concluded . In See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1566 John Frederick was placed under the ban, which had been renewed against Grumbach earlier in the See also:

• YEAR

year, and Augustus marched against See also:

• GOTHA

Gotha . Assistance was not forthcoming, and a See also:

• MUTINY
• MUTINY (from an old verb " mutine," O. Fr. mutin, meutin, a sedition; cf. mod. Fr. emeute; the original is the Late Lat. mota, commotion, from movere, to move)

mutiny led to the See also:

• CAPITULATION (Lat. capitulum, a little head or division; capitulare, to treat upon terms)

capitulation of the See also:

• TOWN

town . Grumbach was delivered to his foes, and, after being tortured, was executed at Gotha on the 18th of April 1567 . See F . Ortloff, Geschichte der Grumbachschen Handel (See also:

• JENA

Jena, 1868-187o), and J . Voigt, Wilhelm von Grumbach and See also:

• SEINE
• SEINE (Lat. Sequana)
• SEINE, or SEAN (O. Fr. seigne, mod. seine, Lat. sagena, Gr. vaytivrl, a draw-net)

seine Handel (See also:

• LEIPZIG

Leipzig, 1846-1847) .