Goetz von Berlichingen was born in 1480 in Jagsthausen. He came from an old Swabian noble family and enjoyed a chivalrous education. He led a wild life and numerous feuds against religious princes, merchants, and cities. During a war in 1504, he lost his right hand, and a blacksmith from Nuremberg created for him an iron prosthesis whose mechanics are still fascinating. The original can be visited in the museum of the castle.