House of Waldburg
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The House of Waldburg is a princely family of Upper Swabia, founded some time previous to the 12th century; some cadet lineages are comital families. As one of a small number of mediatized houses, the
Waldburg Castle in the eastern Bodensee region
Ruins of Alttrauchburg castle
Georg Truchsess von Waldburg defeated the Peasant Army in 1525
Waldburg Castle
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was the archbishop-elector of Cologne from 1577 to 1588. After pursuing an ecclesiastical career, he won a close election in the cathedral chapter of Cologne over Ernst
Portrait by Hermann tom Ring, 1579
Destruction of the fortress above the village of Godesberg during the Cologne War 1583; the walls were breached by mines, and most of the defenders were put to death. Engraved by Franss Hogenberg, a Dutch engraver and artist of the 16th century.