Which famous people have you outlived?

Johan Rantzau

German general

Died when: 73 years 30 days (877 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Johan Rantzau

Johan (also Johann) Rantzau (12 November 1492 – 12 December 1565) was a German-Danish general and statesman known for his role in the Count's Feud.

His military leadership ensured the succession of Christian III to the throne, which brought about the Reformation in Denmark.


Related People

Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
German general
Alexander von Spaen
German general
Georg von Derfflinger
German general
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License