Luithold von Königsegg

Germany

Also known as

Leutold von Königsegg

Description

Fifteenth-century Swabian nobleman whom Hans Talhoffer trained for a judicial duel; Talhoffer's Königsegg treatise (MS XIX.17-3, 1446–1459) depicts the training and the duel, which seems never to have taken place.

Teachers (1)

  • Hans Talhoffer
    swordsKunst des Fechtens Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Talhoffer's own treatise for the family says Luithold learns the dagger from him; Wiktenauer and English Wikipedia describe the training.
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Talhoffer's own treatise for the family says Luithold learns the dagger from him; Wiktenauer and English Wikipedia describe the training.
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “Hie vachtt lẅtold von küngs egg an zelernen indem tegen von maister hanssen talhoffer”
    — Hans Talhoffer. Wiktenauerlink history info
    “This work depicts a judicial duel being fought by Luithold von Königsegg and the training that Talhoffer gave him in preparation”
    — Hans Talhoffer. Wiktenauerlink history info
    “This work depicts a judicial duel being fought by Luithold von Königsegg as well as the training that Talhoffer gave him in preparation”
    — Hans Talhoffer. Wikipedia (English)link history info

Sources

“This work depicts a judicial duel being fought by Luithold von Königsegg and the training that Talhoffer gave him in preparation, but it seems that this duel never actually took place.”
— Hans Talhoffer. Wiktenauerlink history info

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Luithold von Königsegg. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M61REWPV9JH5V9JZV0MB1CJ2 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M61REWPV9JH5V9JZV0MB1CJ2, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Luithold von Königsegg}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M61REWPV9JH5V9JZV0MB1CJ2}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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