List of 1632 Characters - Albrecht Von Wallenstein

Albrecht Von Wallenstein

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (September 24, 1583 – February 25, 1634), a Bohemian soldier and politician, led an army of 30,000 to 100,000 men from 1625-1629 for the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. He was supreme commander of the armies of the Habsburg Monarchy and a major figure of the Thirty Years' War. He negotiated the Treaty of Lübeck to get Denmark out of the war. In 1630 the German princes forced the Emperor to release Wallenstein, but he was recalled after several military defeats. Wallenstein won the day at Alte Veste (1632). Although he lost at Lützen (1632), the death of Gustavus Adolphus was a benefit. Wallenstein was assassinated by order of the Empire in 1634.

In the 1632 series: Wallenstein masterminded a Croatian cavalry raid on Grantville. His jaw was shattered by markswoman Julie Sims at the Battle of Alte Veste, but he arranged for repairs by Dr. Henry Sims. Wallenstein formed an alliance with the USE in the Flint novelette "The Wallenstein Gambit". He became ruler of Bohemia after a successful coup d'état. Iver Cooper's short story "First Impressions" mentioned that his regnal name is King Venceslas V Adalbertus. His plans expanded in the Gazette serial The Anaconda Project.