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    Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland (pronunciation; 24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein (Czech: Albrecht...
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    Generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein and now houses the Senate of the Czech Republic. The original Palace was built in years 1623-1630 by Albrecht von Wallenstein...
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    prominent members include Albrecht von Wallenstein, the Imperial general during the Thirty Years' War, and Ferdinand Ernst von Waldstein, a statesman and...
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    Treaty of Lübeck (category Albrecht von Wallenstein)
    War, Kejserkrigen). It was signed in Lübeck on 22 May 1629 by Albrecht von Wallenstein and Christian IV of Denmark-Norway, and on 7 June by Ferdinand...
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    Battle of Lützen (1632) (category Albrecht von Wallenstein)
    Imperial force under Albrecht von Wallenstein. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, with Gustavus himself among the dead. Wallenstein had deployed his men...
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  • the famous general Albrecht von Wallenstein, basing it loosely on actual historical events during the Thirty Years' War. Wallenstein fails at the height...
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    Field Marshal. He fought in the Thirty Years' War first under Albrecht von Wallenstein and Matthias Gallas, then received an independent command in Westphalia...
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    Battle of Dessau Bridge (category Albrecht von Wallenstein)
    German forces of Albrecht von Wallenstein handily defeated the Protestant forces of Ernst von Mansfeld in this battle. Albrecht von Wallenstein began his preparation...
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    urban monument reservation. The town's history is connected with Albrecht von Wallenstein who had rebuilt the town, and many sights bear his name. Jičín...
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    dismissing Albrecht von Wallenstein, the supreme commander of the Imperial Army. February 18 – Emperor Ferdinand II's dismissal of Commander Wallenstein for...
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    Ingolstadt on 30 April 1632, at the age of 73. Along with Duke Albrecht von Wallenstein of Friedland and Mecklenburg, he was one of two chief commanders...
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  • of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, assassinated generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein and a group of his companions in the town of Eger (today's Cheb...
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  • up Wallenstein in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583–1634) was a Bohemian military leader and politician. Wallenstein may...
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    created in 1627 and disappeared in 1634 after death of the ruler Albrecht von Wallenstein (1582 - 1634). It was preceded by the Principality of Friedland...
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    1625 by Hector Ludwig Isolani, a military officer in service of Albrecht von Wallenstein. They were engaged to confuse the enemy flanks by attacking their...
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    Austrian Succession in 1742. In 1634, during the Thirty Years' War, Albrecht von Wallenstein was killed here. In 1723, Cheb became a free royal town. The northern...
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    several allied armies could gain the title. The military leader Albrecht von Wallenstein in 1632 became the first imperial generalissimo (general of the...
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    Danish control of the Elbe and Weser rivers. Ferdinand had paid Albrecht von Wallenstein for his support against Frederick with estates confiscated from...
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    Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611 (d. 1611) September 24 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634) September 29 – John VIII, Count of...
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  • Battle of Wolgast (category Albrecht von Wallenstein)
    the imperial occupation forces. An Imperial army commanded by Albrecht von Wallenstein left besieged Stralsund to confront Christian IV. Ultimately, the...
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    ranks. Through his close association with Imperial Generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein, he attained the rank of Generalfeldmarschall. He was killed in...
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    associate of Imperial Generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein. He was killed along with other loyal officers and Wallenstein himself, in the so-called Eger...
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    It originated in East Prussia. According to Fabian Scheidler, Albrecht von Wallenstein invented zwieback to feed his mercenary army during the Thirty...
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    was captured, changed allegiance and raised a navy for General Albrecht von Wallenstein. Later, he commanded troops as Feldmarschall of the Holy Roman...
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    to delay Gustavus long enough for Imperial reinforcements under Albrecht von Wallenstein to reach him. On 14 April, the Swedes bombarded the defences with...
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    of the Imperial Army which included the cuirassier regiment of Albrecht von Wallenstein and the horse regiment of Jean de Gauchier. When Charles Bonaventure...
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  • the group named itself after the Thirty Years' War commander Albrecht von Wallenstein in early 1972. Also in early 1972, the debut album of the classical...
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    marshal in World War I Albrecht von Wallenstein, (1583–1634), Bohemian soldier and politician during the Thirty Years' War Albrecht Dieterich, (1866–1908)...
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    Battle of the Alte Veste (category Albrecht von Wallenstein)
    defeated by Wallenstein's entrenched troops. In the late summer of 1632 the army of Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus met Albrecht von Wallenstein near Nürnberg...
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    including portraits of the most famous member of this family, Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland, by Anthony van Dyck. One room is dedicated...
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