Sickingen

Nor did even an unfortunate military enterprise, undertaken at this time against the Archbishop of Treves by Sickingen, who, while fighting for his own power and the interests of the German nobles, announced his wish also to break road for the Gospel, produce those disastrous results for the evangelical cause in Germany which its enemies had anticipated and hoped for.

Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

Armsdorf, to Sickingen and Hutten at the Castle of Ebernburg, spoke of Luther as he had formerly done to Brück, in an unconstrained and friendly manner, and offered to hold a peaceable interview with

Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

During his stay with Sickingen in the winter at his

Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

Against them and against the Dominican Order in particular, Sickingen now declared his open enmity, and his sympathy with the 'good old doctor

Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

Sickingen now was king in Germany, since he could command a following whenever and as large as he pleased.

Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

He spoke, with an air of mystery, of negotiations of the highest importance between Sickingen and himself; he hoped it would fare badly with the Barbarians, that is, the enemies of learning, -- and all those who sought to bring them under the Romish yoke.

Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

Count Sickingen had about fifteen thousand men, and the other captain, Count Nassau, more than twenty thousand.

Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach Christopher Hare

Bayard added that he desired nothing more, but Sickingen must lose no time, for his camp would soon be hemmed in by the approaching

Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach Christopher Hare

We hear, however, that he wrote to Hutten, saying that he placed greater hopes in Sickingen than in any prince under heaven.

Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

Schauenburg and Sickingen, he says, had freed him from the fear of man; he would now have to withstand the rage of demons.

Life of Luther Julius Koestlin