Albrecht von Wallenstein

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648). His successful martial career made him one of the richest and most influential men in the Holy Roman Empire by the time of his death. Wallenstein became the supreme commander of the armies of the Imperial Army of Roman-German Emperor Ferdinand II and was a major figure of the Thirty Years’ War.