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Article: Tilly, Johann Tserclaes of (1559–1632)
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TILLY, JOHANN TSERCLAES OF (1559
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1632)
TILLY, JOHANN TSERCLAES OF
(1559
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1632), general of the army of the Catholic League (1620
–
1632). Johann Tserclaes of Tilly was probably born in February 1559 (we do not know the precise date) in Brabant (in the Spanish Netherlands), the son of Martin Tserclaes and Dorothea von Schierst
ä
dt. Because his father had been involved in the uprising of the Dutch noblemen (known as the "Gueux") against the Spanish crown, he spent his early years in exile. With his brother Jacob, young Tilly attended the Jesuit College at Cologne for a brief period. He did not join the order, but became a fervent supporter for the rest of his life.