Albrecht von Wallenstein
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Albrecht von Wallenstein was a powerful Bohemian nobleman and military leader who became one of the most influential and controversial commanders of the Thirty Years' War in service of the Habsburg Monarchy.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bohemian noble
ⓘ
generalissimo ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mladá Boleslav ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide by bladed weapon ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | Protestantism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1583-09-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1634-02-25 ⓘ |
| employer |
Habsburg Monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Czechs ⓘ |
| familyName | Wallenstein ⓘ |
| givenName | Albrecht ⓘ |
| hasPart | vast landed estates in northern Bohemia ⓘ |
| influenced | development of early modern military entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Walter Devereux
ⓘ
officers loyal to the Habsburg court ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralized control over war financing and logistics
ⓘ
controversial political ambitions within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ raising a large mercenary army for the Habsburgs ⓘ semi-autonomous rule over his territories ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Czech
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bohemian nobility ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire)
|
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Friedland
ⓘ
Duke of Mecklenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Dessau Bridge
ⓘ
Battle of Lützen (1632) ⓘ Campaigns in Silesia ⓘ Siege of Stralsund ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Imperial forces in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Bohemian Revolt
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Heřmanice ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cheb
ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Generalissimo of the Habsburg forces
ⓘ
Supreme Commander of the Imperial Army ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Friedland
ⓘ
Jičín ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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