He expanded his landholdings by marrying an elderly Moravian widow when he was 26, and was made Duke of Friedland after putting down a rebellion led by Gabriel Bethlen.
He expanded his landholdings by marrying an elderly Moravian widow when he was 26, and was made Duke of Friedland after putting down a rebellion led by Gabriel Bethlen. His popularity waned, after his failed attempt to capture the seaport of Stralsund, a far cry from when he had driven Christian IV all the way to tip of the Jutland. He was never able to realize his dream of carving out a central European empire, primarily due to a Swedish invasion. FTP, who is this turncoat against Ferdinand II who was assassinated 14 months after opposing Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Lutzen?
He expanded his landholdings by marrying an elderly Moravian widow when he was 26, and was made Duke of Friedland after putting down a rebellion led by Gabriel Bethlen.
Albrecht (Wenzel Eusebius) von {Wallenstein}