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

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Example Sentences

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" and "Werther" made the young Goethe one of the foremost men in German literature.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

In 1772 he returned to Frankfort "Goetz von Berlichingen" and practiced law.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

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

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