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Albrecht of Wallenstein

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt - Portrait of the Duke of Wallenstein.jpg
Portrait of Wallenstein, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
Born (1583-09-24)24 September 1583
Heřmanice, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died 25 February 1634(1634-02-25) (aged 50)
Cheb, Kingdom of Bohemia
Buried at Vienna
Allegiance  Holy Roman Empire
Service/branch Imperial Army
Years of service 1604–1634
Rank Generalissimo
Battles/wars

Long Turkish War
Uskok War
Thirty Years' War

Awards Order of the Golden Fleece

Long Turkish War
Uskok War
Thirty Years' War

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (About this sound pronunciation ; Czech: Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna; 24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein, was a Bohemian military leader and Holy Roman Empire Count palatine, who offered his services, an army of 30,000 to 100,000 men, during the Thirty Years' War (1618–48), to emperor Ferdinand II. He became the supreme commander of the armies of the Habsburg Monarchy and was a major figure of the Thirty Years' War.

An imperial generalissimo by land, and Admiral of the Baltic Sea from 21 April 1628, who had made himself ruler of the lands of the Duchy of Friedland in northern Bohemia, Wallenstein found himself released from service on 13 August 1630 after Ferdinand grew wary of his ambition. Several Protestant victories over Catholic armies induced Ferdinand to recall Wallenstein, who again turned the war in favor of the Imperial cause. Dissatisfied with the Emperor's treatment of him, Wallenstein considered allying with the Protestants. However, he was assassinated at Eger/Cheb in Bohemia by one of the army's officials, Walter Devereux, with the emperor's approval.


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