lymp ic ▁cycl ists ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁Category : Cy cl ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : C zech ▁male ▁cycl ists ▁Category : C zech oslov ak ▁male ▁cycl ists ▁ ▁Category : R ás ▁T ail te ann ▁w inners <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Christian ▁( 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁in ▁Hom burg ▁– ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 6 7 7 ▁in ▁Frankfurt ) ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁Land gra ve ▁of ▁H esse - Hom burg . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁George ▁Christian ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁child ▁of ▁Land gra ve ▁Frederick ▁I ▁born ▁of ▁H esse - Hom burg . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 8 , ▁the ▁children ▁grew ▁up ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁their ▁mother , ▁Margaret ▁Elisabeth ▁of ▁Le ining en - W ester burg . ▁ ▁Military ▁and ▁political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁George ▁Christian ▁entered ▁Spanish ▁military ▁service ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 6 5 3 , ▁most ▁recently ▁as ▁" Cap itan ▁General ". ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 1 , ▁he ▁converted ▁to ▁Catholic ism , ▁for ▁und ocument ed ▁reasons . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁" g all ant ▁advent ure " ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁conversion , ▁but ▁this ▁alleg ed ▁advent ure ▁is ▁not ▁documented ▁in ▁historical ▁sources . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁he ▁hoped ▁to