Description Albrecht von Wallenstein His very name is synonymous with the Thirty Years War.
From a poor nobleman he rose to become the Duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg.
Many see his assassination at Eger in 1634 as the end of the interesting period of the war, since he was the last of the war's titans to be killed.
However, his army continued to serve the Emperor loyally to the end of the war, and a few regiments existed well into the 20th century.
These would see ac.
Helion & Company In the emperor's service: wallenstein's army, 1625-1634, paperback/laurence spring
