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Berlichingen

British  
/ ˈbɛrlɪçɪŋən /

noun

  1. Götz von (ɡœts fɔn), called the Iron Hand . 1480–1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants and kidnapped nobles for ransom

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Donor Speck, son of German-born New Yorkers, read Gotz von Berlichingen at the age of 15, bought a complete set of Goethe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Goetz von Berlichingen was sentenced to imprisonment for life.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Johnson, Rossiter

Footnote 1: The same words which Fronsberg made use of in speaking of G�tz von Berlichingen.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm

In all forms of literature he set the fashion to his time; the Shakespearian restlessness of G�tz von Berlichingen found enthusiastic imitators in J.M.R.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

With G�tz von Berlichingen, Shakespeare’s art first triumphed on the German stage, and the literary movement known as Sturm und Drang was inaugurated.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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