Götz von Berlichingen, German knight and poet (born 1480)

Götz von Berlichingen

German feudal knight (1480–1562)

Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen zu Hornberg, also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (Reichsritter), mercenary and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in modern-day Baden-Württemberg. Götz bought Hornberg…