!!!Baumkircher, Andreas, Freiherr von Schlaining b. probably Vipava, Slovenia (then Wippach), around 1420, d. Graz (Styria), April 23, 1471 (decapitated), mercenary leader. 1452 defended Wiener Neustadt against refractory nobles; 1468, however, was instrumental in an uprising of Styrian nobles against Emperor Friedrich III, supported by the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus. !Literature E. Simon, Grundlagen, Moeglichkeiten, Grenzen soz. Aufstiegs im Spaet-MA am Beispiel A. B., master´s thesis, Vienna 2000. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Baumkircher,_Andreas,_Freiherr_von_Schlaining|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]