Trenck, Franz Freiherr von der#
b. Reggio di Calabria (Italy), Jan. 1, 1711, d. Brno, Czech Republic (then Bruenn), Oct. 4, 1749, commander of the Pandour corps (Croatian borderguard). Was sentenced to death in 1746 due to the atrocities committed by his troops and embezzlement during the Austrian Succession, War of the . He was then pardoned and encarcerated at the Spielberg.
Work: Autobiography, 2 vols.,1745 (publ. 1912).
Literature#
G. Wahrmann, Leben, Daten, Abenteuer, Gefaengnis und Tod des F. v. d. T., 1837.