Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Empires, Dynasties, Holy Roman Empire
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Eastern European History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Military significance: Wallenstein was the outstanding military entrepreneur of the Thirty Years’ War, privately raising an army of unprecedented size, supplying it from his own vast estates, and rising, temporarily, to the rank of Imperial prince.
When the Bohemian revolt started the Thirty Years’ War in 1618, Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein raised a regiment for Emperor Ferdinand II and was richly rewarded. He became governor of reconquered Bohemia, bought up innumerable confiscated estates, participated in a syndicate that issued debased...
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