Christian von Ilow (1585 – 25 February 1634) was a Neumark nobleman and Generalfeldmarschall who fought during the course of the Thirty Years' War. At the outbreak of the war, Ilow enlisted into the Imperial army, rapidly advancing through the lower ranks. Through his close association with Imperial Generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein, he attained the rank of Generalfeldmarschall. He was killed in Eger on 25 February 1634 along with the general and his loyal officers the assassination being the culmination of an internal purge of Wallenstein's supporters.
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ChristianvonIlow (1585 – 25 February 1634) was a Neumark nobleman and Generalfeldmarschall who fought during the course of the Thirty Years' War. At...
attacked Wallenstein's trusted officers (Adam Trczka, Vilém Kinský, ChristianvonIlow, and Henry Neumann), while they attended a feast at Cheb Castle, to...
He declared the orders of Wallenstein, Adam Erdmann Trčka von Lípa and ChristianvonIlow invalid and secured the loyalty of the troops while Wallenstein...
as to surround him he decided to flee to the Swedes. Wallenstein, ChristianvonIlow and other loyal officers departed from their headquarters on 22 February...
February, after the murder of Wallenstein's confidants ChristianvonIlow, Adam Erdmann Trčka von Lípa and Vilém Kinský. Emperor Ferdinand II created him...
Gallas and Rudolf von Colloredo, while Schaffgotsch was summoned to Pilsen reaching it on 4 January 1634. There general ChristianvonIlow expressed his disgruntlement...
Hermann Stenner (12 March 1891, Bielefeld – 5 December 1914, near Iłów (German: Enlau)) was a German Expressionist painter and graphic artist. His father...
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his subordinate generals Count Vilém Kinský, Christian Freiherr vonIlow and Count Adam Erdmann Trčka von Lípa as well as one of their assassins in 1634...
campaigned against the Obotrite prince, Niklot, who burned his castles at Ilow, Mecklenburg, Schwerin, and Dobin in order to avoid being pinned down in...
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