Albrecht van Wallenstein, Austrian soldier. Artist: Unknown

Albrecht van Wallenstein, Austrian soldier. Artist: Unknown

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Albrecht van Wallenstein, Austrian soldier. Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) until pressure from German princes persuaded the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand II to replace him with Count Tilly in 1630. He was assassinated after mounting a rebellion against the emperor in 1634.

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