Franz von Sickingen

Franz von Sickingen
Born	2 March 1481 Ebernburg Castle
Died	7 May 1523(1523-05-07) (aged 42) Nanstein Castle
Buried	Chapel of St. Mary (present-day St. Andreas-Kirche), Landstuhl
Noble family	Sickingen
Spouse(s)	Hedwig von Flersheim ​ ​ (m. 1500; died 1516)​
Father	Schweickhardt von Sickingen
Mother	Margarethe Puller von der Hohenburg
Signature
Memorials	Hutten-Sickingen Monument
Military service
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire[a]
Wars	"Knights' War" †

Franz von Sickingen (2 March 1481 – 7 May 1523) was a knight of the Holy Roman Empire who, with Ulrich von Hutten, led the so-called "Knights' War," and was one of the most notable figures^{[citation needed]} of the early period of the Protestant Reformation. Sickingen is posthumously known as "the last knight" (der letzte Ritter), an epithet he shared with his contemporaries Chevalier de Bayard and Emperor Maximilian.
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