Saturday, 14 March 2026

Soldiers of Count Josip Kazimir Drašković


Vladimir Brnardić 
I am proud to announce that we have printed the catalog "Soldiers of Count Josip Kazimir Drašković" in German and English, in addition to the one in Croatian. The edition is small, only 100 copies, so anyone who wants it can order it at Dvor Trakošćan via e-mail info@trakosca.hr or marketing@trakoscan.hr. The price is 30 euros. '

Ich freue mich, Ihnen mitteilen zu können, dass wir den Katalog „Soldaten des Grafen Josip Kazimir Drašković“ neben der kroatischen Ausgabe auch in deutscher und englischer Sprache gedruckt haben. Die Auflage ist klein (nur 100 Exemplare). Interessierte können das Exemplar bei Dvor Trakošćan per E-Mail an info@trakosca.hr oder marketing@trakoscan.hr bestellen. Der Preis beträgt 30 Euro.—

Christian the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Died in 1626 aged 26.  Christian the Younger of Brunswick - Wikipedia

Portrait by Paulus Moreelse, 1619

Stefano della Bella

 Stefano della Bella - Wikipedia




Friday, 13 March 2026

Fiction series of camp-followers in the 30 Years War

Die Trossfrau: Historischer Roman (Dreißigjähriger Krieg-Reihe)


The Trossfrau: Historical Novel (Thirty Years' War Series)

The story of The Trossfrau by Carmen Mayer is a historical novel that recounts the events of the Thirty Years' War. Magdalena, who lives in her village near the Austrian-Bohemian border, is thrown out of the house by her father out of fear and distrust. She is taken to Krems, where she gets caught between the Catholic and Protestant fronts of the war. With toil and hardship, she manages to earn her living and eventually enters into a marriage. However, her life is marked by the encounter with a witch who puts her in danger. Magdalena's novel troupe is a mixture of friends and enemies she finds on her journey through the war.

Als Frau im 30-jährigen Krieg – die wahre Geschichte der Elisabeth Gemmeroth

 This is good. Worth a watch even if you failed O Level German like me.

Wie lebt es sich als Frau im Dreißigjährigen Krieg? Elisabeth Gemmeroth ist Offiziersfrau. Damit stehen ihr zwar Bedienstete zu, die für sie Grobarbeiten im fahrenden Haushalt erledigen. Aber trotzdem ist es ein hartes, schwieriges Leben, das sie und ihr Mann Martin viele Jahre lang führen, während sie quer durch Mitteleuropa reisen.

What is it like to live as a woman during the Thirty Years' War? Elisabeth Gemmeroth is an officer's wife. This entitles her to servants who do the heavy work in the mobile household for her. But nonetheless, it is a hard, difficult life that she and her husband Martin lead for many years while traveling across Central Europe.

HGM Pieter Snayers Detail Lützen

 Camp follower depicted. I am interested in trossfrauen in the 30 YW. Die Trossfrauen und Marketenderinnen des Dreißigjährigen Krieges: Herkunft ... - Pia-Loreen Kramm - Google Books


"Soldats au repos dans une auberge", Jean Michelin, vers 1656. Musée du Louvre (Louvre, RF 1938 62)