Albrecht von Wallenstein
| Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein | |
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Portrait of Wallenstein, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
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| Born |
24 September 1583 Heřmanice, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Died | 25 February 1634 (aged 50) Cheb, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Buried at | Vienna |
| Allegiance |
 Holy Roman Empire
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| Service/branch | Imperial Army |
| Years of service | 1604–1634 |
| Rank | Generalissimo |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Fleece |
Long Turkish War
Uskok War
Thirty Years' War
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (
pronunciation ; Czech: Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna; 24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein, was a Bohemian military leader and politician who offered his services, and an army of 30,000 to 100,000 men, during the Thirty Years' War (1618–48), to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. He became the supreme commander of the armies of the Habsburg Monarchy and 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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