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Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein ( pronunciation ⓘ; 24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( Czech: Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna ), was a Bohemian [a] military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). His successful martial career made him one of ...
- 1604–1634
- Mnichovo Hradiště, Bohemia
Apr 15, 2024 · Albrecht von Wallenstein (born September 24 [September 14, Old Style], 1583, Heřmanice, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]—died February 25, 1634, Eger [now Cheb]) was a Bohemian soldier and statesman, commanding general of the armies of the Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand II during the Thirty Years’ War.
Oct 6, 2019 · Thirty Years' War: Albrecht von Wallenstein. Born at Heømanice, Bohemia on September 24, 1583, Albrecht von Wallenstein was the son of a minor noble family. Initially raised as a Protestant by his parents, he was sent to a Jesuit school in Olmütz by his uncle after their death. While at Olmütz he professed to convert to Catholicism, though ...
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Bohemia-born Duke Albrecht von Wallenstein at the height of his power. With another victory gilding his recruitment pitch, Wallenstein built up his army to 100,000 men—Europe’s largest—yet his men were still mercenaries, loyal only to their paymaster, threatening friend and foe alike.
Albrecht von Wallenstein - Bohemian War, Assassination, Legacy: From the emperor’s viewpoint, Wallenstein now became a rebel and a traitor. He quartered his army in Habsburg territory (Bohemia, Silesia, Austria); he did not move when the Swedes, having overrun Alsace, Franconia, Swabia, and Bavaria, crowned their success with the capture of the key fortress of Regensburg (November 1633); and ...
May 18, 2018 · The Bohemian soldier of fortune Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (1583-1634) was one of the major figures in the Thirty Years War. His administrative and financial talents made him one of the richest and most powerful men in Europe. Albrecht von Wallenstein was born on Sept. 24, 1583, at Hermanitz in Bohemia of noble family.
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, also von Waldstein, was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). His successful martial career made him one of the richest and most influential men in the Holy Roman Empire by the time of his death. Wallenstein became the supreme commander of the armies of the Imperial Army of ...
