Lazarus von Schwendi

Lazarus von Schwendi, Barón de Hohenlandsberg (; 1522, Mittelbiberach – 28 May 1583, Ehrenkirchen) was an Austrian military commander and general in the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire.
Legacy.
It is claimed that von Schwendi brought the Tokay grape to the region from Hungary. Although it used to be called Tokay d'Alsace it is now better known as pinot gris (probably to avoid confusion with the furmint grape which is grown in the Tokaj wine region in Hungary).
As Barón de Hohenlandsberg, von Schwendi owned Château de Lupfen-Schwendi and Château du Hohlandsbourg.
There is a statue of von Schwendi brandishing a vine (designed and built by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi) above a fountain on la place de l'Ancienne Douane in Colmar.