Which historical subjects did Friedrich Schiller study before writing Wallenstein?

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Friedrich Schiller Friedrich Schiller, painting by Anton Graff, c. 1785.

Before writing his celebrated drama Wallenstein, Friedrich Schiller conducted significant historical research that established his reputation as a historian. Specifically, he studied and authored the following historical works:

Geschichte des Abfalls der vereinigten Niederlande von der spanischen Regierung (1788; "History of the Revolt of the United Netherlands against the Spanish Government"), which helped secure his appointment as a professor of history at the University of Jena.1
Geschichte des dreissigjährigen Krieges (1791–93; "History of the Thirty Years’ War"), which provided the essential historical material and background for his Wallenstein cycle.12