Georg, Truchsess von Waldburg

He was a member of the House of Waldburg, which received through him in 1525 the hereditary title of Truchsess (Seneschal, or Steward, in English) of the Holy Roman Empire and the right to put it in their family name.

He served since 1508 Duke Ulrich von Württemberg and helped him crush the Poor Conrad rebellion.

Both received the hereditary title of Imperial Steward (Reichserbtruchsess) from the hands of Emperor Charles V on 27 July 1526 in Toledo.

But after the victory against France in the Battle of Pavia, many war veterans returned to Southern Germany and were enlisted by Waldburg.

After the rebellion was crushed, Georg Truchsess von Waldburg-Zeil ruled large parts of the territories he had conquered, and collected ransoms from the remaining population.