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.

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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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Imperial Army notableCommander Albrecht von Wallenstein
Thirty Years' War notableCommander Albrecht von Wallenstein