Oswald von Wolkenstein

Oswald von Wolkenstein
Oswald von Wolkenstein - Portrait from the Innsbrucker Handschrift, 1432
Born1376 or 1377
DiedAugust 2, 1445

Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376 or 1377 in Pfalzen – August 2, 1445, in Meran) was a poet, composer and diplomat. In his diplomatic capacity, he traveled through much of Europe to as far as Georgia (as recounted in "Durch Barbarei, Arabia").

He was dubbed a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and was also inducted into the Order of the Jar and the Order of the Dragon. He lived for a time in Seis am Schlern.