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Til·ly (tĭlʹē), Count of Title of Johann Tserclaas. 1559-1632.
Flemish field marshal during the Thirty Years' War.
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Tilly,Count of
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Count of Tilly — Johannes Tserclæs, Count of Tilly † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Johannes Tserclæs, Count of Tilly Born at Brabant in 1559; died at Ingolstadt in April, 1632. He was a member of a noble family of Brabant named Tserclæs. His mother was a… … Catholic encyclopedia
Tilly, Johannes Tserclæs, Count of — • Born at Brabant in 1559; died at Ingolstadt in April, 1632 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Tilly — [til′ē] Count of ( Johann Tserklaes) 1559 1632; Fl. general in the Thirty Years War … English World dictionary
count — count1 /kownt/, v.t. 1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name … Universalium
Tilly, Johann Tserclaes, count von — born February 1559, Tilly, Brabant, Spanish Netherlands died April 30, 1632, Ingolstadt, Bavaria Bavarian general in the Thirty Years War. He gained military experience in the Spanish Army of Flanders fighting under Alessandro Farnese (1585)… … Universalium
TILLY, JOHANN TSERKLAES, COUNT OF — one of the great generals of the THIRTY YEARS WAR (q.v.), born in Brabant; was designed for the priesthood and educated by Jesuits, but abandoned the Church for the army; was trained in the art of war by Parma and Alva, and proved himself a… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Tilly — /til ee/, n. 1. Count Johan Tserclaes von /yoh hahn tserdd klahs feuhn/, 1559 1632, German general in the Thirty Years War. 2. Also, Tillie. a female given name, form of Matilda. * * * … Universalium
Tilly — Til•ly [[t]ˈtɪl i[/t]] n. big Count Johan Tserclaes von, 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years War … From formal English to slang
Tilly — /ˈtɪli/ (say tilee) noun Count Johan Tserclaes von /ˌjoʊhan tsɛəˈklɛs fɒn/ (say .yohhahn tsair kles fon), 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years War …
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