Dodo zu Innhausen und Knyphausen
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Dodo Freiherr
Early career
Knyphausen was from
Swedish service
Knyphausen entered into Swedish service in 1630 and raised several German regiments for the Swedish crown. As a result of his many years of professional experience he was greatly valued by King
At the 1632
In January 1633, as a reward for his service at Lützen, Knyphausen was appointed Field Marshal and commander-in-chief of all Swedish forces operating in Lower Saxony, an important side-theatre to the main Swedish operations in Southern Germany. In this role he served at the major Swedish victory at the Battle of Oldendorf in 1633. From 1633 to 1634 he participated in an unsuccessful Siege of Hildesheim. At the minor Battle of Haselünne in early 1636 he was killed.
A distant relative, Edzard zu Innhausen und Knyphausen (1827–1908) was a noted politician.[2]
Notes and references
- ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
- ^ a b Fr. W. (1911). "Knyphausen, Dodo von". In Westrin, Th. (ed.). Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). Vol. 14 (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. pp. 429–430. Retrieved 26 June 2010.