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Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht von Wallenstein, portrait by Anthony van Dyck, 1629; in the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich.
Albrecht von Wallenstein assisted the future Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II in his 1617 war against Venice by providing a mercenary force at his own expense.1
This contribution occurred early in Wallenstein's career, prior to his rise to prominence as the commanding general during the Thirty Years’ War.12