Wallenstein

[ wol-uh n-stahyn; for 1 also German vahl-uh n-shtahyn ]

/ ˈwɒl ənˌstaɪn; for 1 also German ˈvɑl ənˌʃtaɪn /

noun

Also Waldstein. Al·brecht Wen·zel Eu·se·bi·us von

[ahl-brekht ven-tsuh l oi-zey-bee-oo s fuh n] /ˈɑl brɛxt ˈvɛn tsəl ɔɪˈzeɪ biˌʊs fən/, Duke of Fried·land

[freed-land, -luh nd; German freet-lahnt] /ˈfridˌlænd, -lənd; German ˈfritˌlɑnt/, 1583–1634, Austrian general in the Thirty Years' War, born in Bohemia.

Alfred,1898–1983, U.S. cellist and conductor.

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Examples from the Web for wallenstein

Personally, he was a striking contrast to the little, haggard and wrinkled Tilly and the dark, silent and gloomy Wallenstein.
A History of Germany|Bayard Taylor
Wallenstein, when he heard of their answer, rated them soundly.
The Thirty Years' War|Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Indeed, in point of luxury and magnificence, Wallenstein kept up a state far surpassing that of his Imperial master.
The Lion of the North|G.A. Henty
Tilly was placed in command of the army which had lately been Wallenstein's, as well as of his own.
The Thirty Years' War|Samuel Rawson Gardiner

Although Tilly's reputation for cruelty is quite equal to that of Wallenstein, he was probably not responsible for the fire.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe|James Harvey Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for wallenstein

Wallenstein

Waldstein

/ (German ˈvalənʃtain) /

noun

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von (ˈalbrɛçt ˈvɛntsəl ɔyˈzeːbiʊs fɔn), duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg, prince of Sagan. 1583–1634, German general and statesman, born in Bohemia. As leader of the Hapsburg forces in the Thirty Years' War he won many successes until his defeat at Lützen (1632) by Gustavus Adolphus

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