Albrecht von Wallenstein

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Albrecht von Wallenstein born?September 24, 1583
2. Where was Albrecht von Wallenstein born?Heřmanice, Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic)
3. What is the career?Military leader, statesman, Duke of Friedland
4. What is the assassinated?February 25, 1634, in Eger, Bohemia
5. Who was Albrecht von Wallenstein?Albrecht von Wallenstein was a Bohemian nobleman who became one of the most powerful generals during the Thirty Years' War.
6. How did Wallenstein become very rich?He married a wealthy widow and used the money to raise a huge army, gaining lands from defeated rebels.

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