Albrecht von Wallenstein
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Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland, also von Waldstein, was a Bohemian military leader, statesman and a major figure of the Thirty Years' War, fighting on the Catholic side as
Portrait by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, after a 1629 original by Anthony van Dyck
Countess Isabelle von Harrach, Wallenstein's second wife
Wallenstein depicted as Mars, the god of war, riding the sky in a chariot pulled by four horses. Ceiling decoration in the main hall of the Wallenstein Palace
The battle of Lützen was one of the most important battles of the Thirty Years' War, in which the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus was killed.
Battle of Lützen (1632)
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The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, was one of the most important of the Thirty Years' War. A Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus, supported by troops from Saxony and Hesse-Kassel, narr
Albrecht von Wallenstein
…induced Ferdinand to recall Wallenstein, who then defeated the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus at Alte Veste. The Swedish king was later killed at the Battle of Lützen. Wallenstein realised the war could last decades and, during the summer of 1633, arranged a series of armistices to negotiate peace. These proved to…
Death of Gustav II Adolph at the Battle of Lützen Carl Wahlbom, 1855
Gustavus Adolphus memorial at Lützen
Finding the body of Gustavus Adolphus after the Battle of Lützen by Carl Wahlbom.