Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
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Bernard of Saxe-Weimar was a duke of Saxe-Weimar and a politically active Protestant general during the Thirty Years' War. Known as one of the most capable field commanders of his age, he secured seve
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1630
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
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
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
…Bernard joined the Swedish king Gustavus II Adolphus in 1631 and rose from colonel of the royal guards to general. After Gustavus was killed at the Battle of Lützen (1632), Bernard took command and helped secure a Protestant victory, earning the duchy of Franconia for his later successes against Wallenstein. Following a…
Death of Gustav II Adolph at the Battle of Lützen Carl Wahlbom, 1855
View from the Imperial side in Pieter Snayers' painting of the battle, commissioned by Imperial commander Ottavio Piccolomini.
Gustavus Adolphus memorial at Lützen
Finding the body of Gustavus Adolphus after the Battle of Lützen by Carl Wahlbom.