Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch

Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch
Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch
Born	28 August 1595 Greiffenstein, Holy Roman Empire
Died	24 July 1635 Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire
Years of service	1626 – 1635
Rank	Generalfeldwachtmeister
Battles/wars	Thirty Years' War Battle of Steinau

Thirty Years' War

Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch (28 August 1595 – 24 July 1635) was a Silesian nobleman and Generalfeldwachtmeister who fought in the Silesian front of the Thirty Years' War. He was falsely convicted of treason and executed following a purge within the army of the Holy Roman Empire that targeted officers associated with former Generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein.

Hans Ulrich was born on 28 August 1595 in the Greiffenstein () castle. The Schaffgotsch family belonged to the Silesian nobility. Upon the death of his father Christoph and his relative Adam von Schaffgotsch, he inherited vast estates including Greiffenberg, Greiffenstein, Kynast, Giersdorf, Trachenberg-Prausnitz, Schmiedeberg as well as territories between the Riesengebirge mountain and the river Iser. Between 1611 and 1614 he attended the universities of Tübingen, Leipzig and Altdorf, while also traveling to Spain, Italy, England, France and the Netherlands. On his return, he focused his attention on administering his possessions. At the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War, Schaffgotsch was serving as a representative of the Silesian Estates in Prague, he supported the newly crowned Frederick V. On 18 October 1620, he married Barbara Agnes of Brieg of the Silesian Piasts, sister of John Christian of Brieg and George Rudolf of Liegnitz, who jointly ruled the duchies of Brieg and Liegnitz.