Rudolf von Tiefenbach

Rudolf von Tiefenbach ( * November 26, 1582 in Graz, † March 4, 1653 ) was an Imperial Habsburg commander who took part in the Thirty Years' War.

Life

The the baron belonging Tiefenbach occurred despite his Protestant faith in the Habsburg army and was in 1613 appointed Hofkriegsrat. Under Bucquoy Tiefenbach 1619 was promoted to General sergeant. He took part in the 1620 Battle of White Mountain, taking over after the death Bucquoys in July 1621 the command of the imperial troops in Hungary. In 1623 he converted to the Catholic faith and brought it under Wallenstein to 1631 for Field Marshal. Friedrich Schiller leaves in Wallenstein's Camp some members of his regiment ( " Tiefenbach " ) occur, which should raise their commander, a light that seems to be so was not a bully ( after Schiller's historical studies).

1631 ended Tiefenbach based on several Habsburg defeats his military service, but received after the assassination of Wallenstein in February 1634 whose reign over Gitschin in Bohemia. The infantry regiment Rudolf Freiherr. of Tieffenbach, but was continued and was at the Battle of Nördlingen the Reseveren at Schönefeld. It was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Teutsch full and later attended the enclosure Urach.

In 1899 (2nd district) was the Teuffenbachstraße named after him in Vienna Leopoldstadt.