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Also Known As Albrecht von Waldstein • Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna • Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Herzog von Friedland, Herzog von Mecklenburg, Fürst von Sagen • Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valštejna
Born September 24, 1583 • Czech Republic
Died February 25, 1634 (aged 50) • Cheb • Czech Republic
Role In Battle of Dessau • Battle of Lützen • Thirty Years’ War

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