About Nicholas von Renys
Lived 1360 – 1411 (aged 50–51). Nicholas von Renys was a Polish military personnel and knight.
Nicholas von Renys (; ) (1360–1411) was a secular member of the Teutonic Knights and a participant in the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War (1409–1411). The Knights blamed him as a scapegoat for their defeat in the Battle of Grunwald, and he was beheaded without trial in 1411.
Nicholas von Renys was born in Ryńsk. Jan Długosz described him as a German (Nicolaus dictus Niksz, nacione Swewus) in his Banderia Prutenorum.
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Who was Nicholas von Renys?
Germanic noble
When was Nicholas von Renys born?
Nicholas von Renys was born in 1360 in Gmina Ryn.
When did Nicholas von Renys die?
Nicholas von Renys died on 1 May 1411 in Grudziądz.
What was Nicholas von Renys's occupation?
Nicholas von Renys was a military personnel and knight.
What nationality was Nicholas von Renys?
Nicholas von Renys was Polish.
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