Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein Biography and Timeline

Birth of Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein

Birth of Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Bohemia

Education

Attends the university of Altdorf & then at Bologna & Padua

Marriage

Lucretia Nikossie von Landeck, a rich widow 3 yrs older than himself, he inherits her estates in Moravia in 1614

Marriage

Wallenstein marries Isabella Katharina, daughter of Count Harrach

Rebellion of Rebels in Venice

Wallenstein, at his own expense, raises a mercenary force for Emperor-elect Ferdinand of Styria

Role range: 1618-1648

Rebellion of Protestants

Wallenstein supports the Catholic Emperor Ferdinand during the rebellion of Protestants

Role range: 1618-1648

Exile of Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein

Wallenstein escapes to Vienna after his estates are seized

Role range: 1618-1648

Battle of White Mountain

Wallenstein wins back his lost estates. Wallenstein groups his new possessions into a territory called Friedland in northern Bohemia

Role range: 1618-1648

Rebellion of Elector Palatine Frederick V

Crushes a rebellion in Bohemia led by Elector Palatine Frederick V

Role range: 1618-1648

Rebellion of Elector Palatine Frederick V

Wallenstein crushes a rebellion in Bohemia led by Elector Palatine Frederick V

Role range: 1618-1648

Rule of Friedland

Wallenstein groups his new possessions into a territory called Friedland in northern Bohemia

Role range: 1618-1648

Governor

Appointed Governor of Bohemia & becomes a walord in his own right

Role range: 1618-1648

General

Ferdinand hires Wallenstein to defend the Habsburg lands

General

Ferdinand hires Wallenstein to defend the Habsburg lands

Role range: 1618-1648

Peerage

Created Duke of Friedland

Role range: 1618-1648

Invasion of Germany

Denmark invades & Wallenstein raises a private army of 24,000 to counter the threat

Role range: 1618-1648

Battle of Dessau

Defeats the Danish under Ernst of Mansfeldt

Role range: 1618-1648

Catholic League

Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly

Role range: 1618-1648

Imperial Army

Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly

Role range: 1618-1648

Peace

Imposes the peace of Pressburg on the Hungarian leader Betlen

Role range: 1618-1648

Battle of Dessau Bridge

Wallenstein defeats Mansfelds army at the Battle of Dessau Bridge

Role range: 1618-1648

Capture of Jutland

Wallensteins army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself

Role range: 1618-1648

Capture of Mecklenburg

Wallensteins army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself

Role range: 1618-1648

Capture of Pomerania

Wallensteins army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself

Role range: 1618-1648

Invasion of Denmark

Wallensteins army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself

Role range: 1618-1648

Siege of Stralsund

Leads a siege against Stralsund which is the only belligerent port on the Baltic which had the facilities to build a fleet large enough to take the Danish islands

Role range: 1618-1648

Peerage

Created Duke of Mecklenburg

Role range: 1618-1648

Invasion of Silesia

Wallenstein clears Silesia of the remnants of Mansfelds army

Role range: 1618-1648

Rule of Mecklenburg

Wallenstein joins Tilly in the struggle with Christian IV of Denmark & is rewarded with the Duchy of Mecklenburg

Role range: 1618-1648

Capture of Germany

With Tilly captures the whole of continental Denmark

Role range: 1618-1648

Capture of Silesia

Drives the Danes out of Silesia

Role range: 1618-1648

Peerage

Created Duke of Mecklenburg

Role range: 1618-1648

Edict of Restitution

The Emperors "Edict of Restitution" brings Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden into the conflict

Role range: 1618-1648

Invasion of Stralsund

Fails to capture Stralsund, which got help from Swedish troops, a blow that denies access to the Baltic

Role range: 1618-1648

Alliance Commonwealth and Sweden

Suports the Polishn Commonwealth under Hetman Stanislaw Koniecpolski, which are fighting Sweden

Role range: 1618-1648

Commonwealth

Suports the Polishn Commonwealth under Hetman Stanislaw Koniecpolski, which are fighting Sweden

Role range: 1618-1648

Dismissal

Reisigns under pressure from Protestant Regenburg electors alarmed by Swedish invasion

Role range: 1618-1648

Dismissal

Ferdinand II dismisses Wallenstein, some within Ferdinand IIs court believed that Wallenstein wanted to take control of the German Princes and thus gain influence over the Emperor

Role range: 1618-1648

Battle of Breitenfeld, 1st

The Swedes defeat the Imperial forces under Tilly. Emperor Ferdinand is forced to recall Wallenstein

Role range: 1618-1648

Battle of Lutzen

The Imperial Army withdraws & Gustavus is killed in battle

Role range: 1618-1648