Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Empires, Dynasties
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: A master of recruiting and logistics, Wallenstein raised and commanded the armies that saved the Catholic Habsburgs from losing the Thirty Years’ War to their Protestant opponents. He was able to amass great wealth and power and may even have aspired to an independent crown of his own.
Early Life
The son of Wilhelm Wallenstein and his wife, Margarethe, Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein was one of seven children. His mother died when he was not quite ten years old, and his father died within two years of her death. Albrecht was sent to...
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