Anthony Lorinthia von Geriasarch (1493–1582) was a Prussian general who served under the courts of the Polish king
Sigismund I the Old
Sigismund I the Old ( pl, Zygmunt I Stary, lt, Žygimantas II Senasis; 1 January 1467 – 1 April 1548) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until his death in 1548. Sigismund I was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, the ...
from 1514 until the establishment of the
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
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fief
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of
Duchy of Prussia
The Duchy of Prussia (german: Herzogtum Preußen, pl, Księstwo Pruskie, lt, Prūsijos kunigaikštystė) or Ducal Prussia (german: Herzogliches Preußen, link=no; pl, Prusy Książęce, link=no) was a duchy in the Prussia (region), region of P ...
in 1525. When the Duchy was established, he joined the army of
Albert, Duke of Prussia
Albert of Prussia (german: Albrecht von Preussen; 17 May 149020 March 1568) was a German prince who was the 37th Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, who after converting to Lutheranism, became the first r ...
until his death on 1582.
As a member of the army of Albert, he was converted to
Protestantism
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in 1531.
References
* Benians, Ernest Alfred.
The Cambridge Modern History, Volume I'. The University of Michigan Press, 1909.
* Tuttle, Hubert.
History of Prussia: 1134-1740'. AMS Press, 1971.
* Wyatt, Walter James.
The History of Prussia: Tracing the Origin and Development of Her Military Organization'. Nabu Press, 2010.
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1493 births
1582 deaths
People from the Duchy of Prussia
Prussian generals