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Wilhelm Freiherr von Roggendorf (1481-1541) was an Austrian military commander and Hofmeister.
He was a son of Kaspar von Roggendorf, and thus member of the ancient Von Roggendorf family from Styria, which ruled in Lower Austria since the midst 15th century.
Wilhelm von Rogendorf served the Habsburgs since 1491. He was Stadtholder of Friesland between 1517 and 1520, and was in the second half of the 1520's Hofmeister of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. During the Siege of Vienna in 1529 by the Turks, he served as commander of the heavy cavalry under his brother-in-law Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459–1530). In the following years he had an influential role at the Austrian court as Obersthofmeister. He resigned in 1539, but returned as commander of the Austrian Siege of Buda in 1541, which ended in disaster. Von Rogendorf was wounded during this battle and died of his wounds.
Bibliography
- Alfred Kohler: Ferdinand I. 1503-1564 Fürst, König und Kaiser. C. H. Beck, München 2003, ISBN 3-406-50278-4.
- Christian Brandstätter: Stadtchronik Wien. Brandstätter, Wien/München 1986, ISBN 3-85447-229-3.