Paul Würtz

During his tenure as governor of Cracow, during Swedish-Transilvanian occupation of the city between 1655–1657, he is renowned for looting and destruction of many priceless works of art, including a silver sarcophagus of Saint Stanislaus dating to 1630 and a silver altar created in 1512, both from the Wawel Cathedral.

[1] He was a Swedish Pomeranian general major and commander of the Stettin fortress from 1657 to 1659.

With his 2000 men garrison he successfully withstood a siege by Brandenburgian troops in 1659.

During the siege In a nightly raid he captured a column of wagons carrying munitions.

The Brandenburgians and Austrians lifted the siege and withdrew early November 1659.