{"slug": "albrecht-von-wallenstein", "label": "Albrecht von Wallenstein", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_von_Wallenstein", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153545", "qid": "Q153545", "description": "Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)", "entries": 17, "years": 9, "span": [1583, 1634], "span_label": ["1583 CE", "1634 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 9}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Wallenstein"], "related": [{"slug": "thirty-years-war", "label": "Thirty Years' War", "shared": 10}, {"slug": "ferdinand-ii-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "gustavus-adolphus", "label": "Gustavus Adolphus", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "nuremberg", "label": "Nuremberg", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "holy-roman-empire", "label": "Holy Roman Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "christian-iv-of-denmark", "label": "Christian IV of Denmark", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "old-style-and-new-style-dates", "label": "Old Style and New Style dates", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "saxony", "label": "Saxony", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christina-queen-of-sweden", "label": "Christina, Queen of Sweden", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-bohemia", "label": "Kingdom of Bohemia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pomerania", "label": "Pomerania", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1583, "year_label": "1583 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "September 24", "text": "September 24 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363312090#Births", "title": "1583", "revid": 1363312090, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1625, "year_label": "1625 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 7", "text": "April 7 – Albrecht von Wallenstein is appointed German supreme commander of the armies of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363597525#April–June", "title": "1625", "revid": 1363597525, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1626, "year_label": "1626 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 25", "text": "April 25 – Thirty Years' War: Battle of Dessau Bridge – Albrecht von Wallenstein defeats Ernst von Mansfelds army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367580131#April–June", "title": "1626", "revid": 1367580131, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1627, "year_label": "1627 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 20", "text": "November 20 – Thirty Years' War: Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, signs the Capitulation of Franzburg, in which Pomerania is forced to pay for the Imperial army that Wallenstein sent to occupy it. Nonetheless, despite the treaty, Pomerania is devastated by the Imperial troops.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371072250#October–December", "title": "1627", "revid": 1371072250, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1628, "year_label": "1628 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "April 21", "text": "April 21 – Generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein of the Holy Roman Empire is made Admiral of the Baltic Sea by Emperor Ferdinand II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352890088#April–June", "title": "1628", "revid": 1352890088, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1628, "year_label": "1628 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 13", "text": "May 13 – Thirty Years' War: As a result of its refusal to accept the capitulation of Franzburg, the siege of Stralsund is begun by Field Marshals Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg and Wallenstein's of the Holy Roman Imperial Army, and lasts until August 4.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352890088#April–June", "title": "1628", "revid": 1352890088, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1628, "year_label": "1628 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 2", "text": "September 2 – Thirty Years' War – Battle of Wolgast: Wallenstein defeats Christian IV of Denmark's army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352890088#July–September", "title": "1628", "revid": 1352890088, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1629, "year_label": "1629 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – Thirty Years' War: Christian IV of Denmark and Albrecht von Wallenstein sign the Treaty of Lübeck, ending Denmark's involvement in the Thirty Years' War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365103352#April–June", "title": "1629", "revid": 1365103352, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1630, "year_label": "1630 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 13", "text": "August 13 – Thirty Years' War: As a result of heavy pressure from the Prince-electors, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, dismisses general Albrecht von Wallenstein from command of the Imperial Army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351974391#July–September", "title": "1630", "revid": 1351974391, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1632, "year_label": "1632 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 9", "text": "September 9 – Thirty Years' War: Battle of the Alte Veste – Besieged by Wallenstein at Nuremberg, Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus attempts to break the siege, but is defeated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358528035#July–September", "title": "1632", "revid": 1358528035, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1632, "year_label": "1632 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 9", "text": "9 September – Thirty Years' War – Besieged by Wallenstein at Nuremberg, Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus attempts to break the siege, but is defeated in the Battle of the Alte Veste.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353737061#Events", "title": "1632 in France", "revid": 1353737061, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1632, "year_label": "1632 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 9", "text": "September 9 – Thirty Years' War – Besieged by Wallenstein at Nuremberg, Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus attempts to break the siege, but is defeated in the Battle of the Alte Veste.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1322954574#Events", "title": "1632 in Sweden", "revid": 1322954574, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1632, "year_label": "1632 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 16", "text": "November 16 (November 6 Old Style) – Thirty Years' War: Battle of Lützen in Saxony – Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus leads an assault on Wallenstein's army, but is killed early in the battle, despite which the Swedish commanders manage to rally the army and eventually defeat Wallenstein, who withdraws from Saxony. Following the death of Gustavus Adolphus, he is succeeded as ruler of Sweden by his six-year-old daughter Christina, while five regents (headed by Axel Oxenstierna) govern the country. On November 17, Gottfried zu Pappenheim, Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, dies from wounds sustained in the battle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358528035#October–December", "title": "1632", "revid": 1358528035, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1634, "year_label": "1634 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 12", "text": "January 12 – After suspecting that he will be dismissed, Albrecht von Wallenstein, supreme commander of the Holy Roman Empire's Army, demands that his colonels sign a declaration of personal loyalty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353730997#January–March", "title": "1634", "revid": 1353730997, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1634, "year_label": "1634 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 24", "text": "January 24 – Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a classified order dismissing Albrecht von Wallenstein, the supreme commander of the Imperial Army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353730997#January–March", "title": "1634", "revid": 1353730997, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1634, "year_label": "1634 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 25", "text": "February 25 – Rebel Scots and Irish soldiers assassinate Bohemian military leader Albrecht von Wallenstein at Cheb.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353730997#January–March", "title": "1634", "revid": 1353730997, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1634, "year_label": "1634 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 25", "text": "February 25 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian general (assassinated) (b. 1583)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353730997#Deaths", "title": "1634", "revid": 1353730997, "section": "Deaths"}}]}