Jonathan Agbeyegbe Susan May German 333 Thesis: Albert Von Wallenstein’s Exploits and Importance to the 30 Years War Albrecht von Wallenstein was a great commander as well as a very complicated and ambitious human being. Albrecht von Wallenstein was very important to the 30 year war and was actually one of the reasons the war lasted so long. Albrecht von Wallenstein was the champion of many battles and skirmishes during the 30 year war. Two different times he built an army which brought great valor and prestige to the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Ferdinand II. Von Wallenstein would then go on to betray Ferdinand by means of treason. His treasonous act spanned from simple insubordination, to forging his own alliances, worse yet still to …show more content…
Without ship a blockade was never set up to cut off supplies to inhabitants of Stralsund. Foolishly Albrecht von Wallenstein instead set up a land blockade and continued for months to lay siege to the continuously resupplied port town. The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II then sent word for Albrecht von Wallenstein to stop the siege and return. Albrecht von Wallenstein refused the orders and continued his fruitless assault on Stralsund. Stralsund realizing the gravity of the situation they were in with the big Bohemian wolf sitting at their door, requested protection for the King of Denmark. After realizing that his support wouldn’t come in a reasonable amount of time Stralsund was forced into and alliance with Gustavus …show more content…
This time Ferdinand II sent Albrecht von Wallenstein’s friend Prince Eggenberg and authorized him to secure his commission at any cost or sacrifice. This just strengthened the resolve of von Wallenstein to hold out and force Emperor Ferdinand II into yielding unlimited control of his armies. “Wallenstein required the uncontrolled command over all the German armies of Austria and Spain, with unlimited powers to reward and punish. Neither the King of Hungary, nor the Emperor himself, were to appear in the army, still less to exercise any act of authority over it. No commission in the army, no pension or letter of grace, was to be granted by the Emperor without Wallenstein's approval. All the conquests and confiscations that should take place were to be placed entirely at Wallenstein's disposal, to the exclusion of every other tribunal. For his ordinary pay, an imperial hereditary estate was to be assigned him, with another of the conquered estates within the Empire for his extraordinary expenses. Every Austrian province was to be opened to him if he required it in case of retreat. He further demanded the assurance of the possession of the Duchy of Mecklenburg, in the event of a future peace; and a formal and timely intimation, if it should be deemed necessary a second time to deprive him of the command.”(5) After some time Ferdinand II granted Ferdinand all he had
the throne to Prussia, and in less than a year ordered his troops to take
The German confederation backed Austria so Bismarck had what he wanted an excuse
Britain obtained Prussia as her ally, but you might ask, why? Surely you can’t fuel Frederick’s massive army any more? Pitt the Elder argued though that while true...
When the last Carolingian, Louis the Child, died in 911, the dukes decided to elect one of their own to lead the German people. They choose the weakest of them Conrad of Franconia. He ruled for about eight years and when he was on his deathbed he asked for the strongest of the dukes Henry the Fowler to be his successor. Henry the Fowler ruled until 1024, under him the German empire became the most powerful western state in Europe. When Henry the Fowler died his son Otto I took over as the king of Germany. Through an alliance with the church, Otto constructed a German monarchy. He eventually made his way to Italy and proclaimed himself the king of Italy as well. On his second trip to Italy the Pope crowned him Emperor. Otto also put an end to the Magyar invasions, thereby enhancing his claim that the king, and not the dukes, was the true defender of the German people. Otto’s plan was to model the great government that he was in the process of building after the Roman Empire; he wanted to be like the imperial Caesars or even Charlemagne.
Political structure at that time led to Bismarck's success in war. With the untimely death of the Danish King, Christian VII, both Schleswig and Holstein refused to recognize the dynastic succession of the Danish King Frederick VII and appealed to the Frankfurt Assembly for recognition of Schleswig-Holstein as an independent German state, free from the Danish crown (doc2). With the declaration of an all-German war on the Kingdom of Denmark by the Frankfurt Assembly, Prussia immediately prepared a small military force to fight for the independence of Schleswig and Holstein (docs3,4). Prussia's aid proved victorious with the Danish defenses easily besieged (doc5). The English heard about the success of Prussia and of their preparations for an invasion of Jutland.
The Thirty Years' War was a series of wars fought in the Holy Roman empire, involving most of the countries within, the war lasted 30 years. This war massively affected europe and created a cultural divide between catholics and protestants. Philip III of Spain attempted to continue the foreign policy views of his father, Philip II, which basically meant that Spain had to be kept ready for war. Thus in 1618, when Ferdinand II, heir apparent to the throne of Bohemia, began to slash certain religious privileges enjoyed by his subjects there, they immediately appealed for aid to the Protestants in the rest of the empire and to the leading foreign Protestant states: Great Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Denmark (Trueman). Even though the war between the German Catholics and German Protestants were all in the Holy Roman Empire were both Christian it slowly spread was more of a fight over the balance of power.
... its citizens, it could be said that he showed other nations the true powers of Germany, and had he continued to fulfill his mission Germany could have been prosperous. It is only fair to say that people are entitled to their own opinions, but a leader is one who works with others to grow and succeed. As for Adolf Hitler, he not only oppressed and exploited people of Germany, but mentality ruined populations and generations of people as well.
Then had come the Swedish period, where the Habsburgs had granted Protestant tolerance by a letter of majesty. But during the early stages of conflicts with the Swedes, they had won many victories until their own commander fell in the battle of 1632. Their Protestant leader happened to be Gustavus Adolphus, (1611-1632). The battle that was in the time of 1632 was the Battle of Lutzen, there were pros and cons to this battle. The pro was that the Swedes had defeated Wallenstein, but the con was that the commander/king himself was killed. Wallenstein came in contact and made secret discussions with Sweden and France, but then he was assassinated a few days later. Those two deaths of Gustavus and Wallenstein brought an end to the war. But then they had reached the final period of time, which was the French Period. It happened around 1635 to when it ended in 1648. Cardinal Richelieu, who was the ruler of France had a goal. His goal was to block block out the growth of Habsburg power with the chance to interfere with the Protestant side. In the beginning of this phase, in 1635 Richelieu marched the French army into Germany had joined the Swedish
The four most fascinating leaders of the Nazi party that were put on trial were Georing, von Ribbentrop, Schacth and Speer, not so much individually but together. Georing was presumably the most famous and high ranking of all the defendants tried at Nuremberg. He had joined the Nazi party in 1922 and ascended to the post of president of the Reichstag in essence Hitler's number two man. He like many of the others tried was very intelligent, but seemed to be much too aware of it. He defend himself and Hitler vigorously saying "the victor will always be the judge and the vanquished the accused. " Von Ribbentrop was the German foreign minister in theory, but in reality he was just a messenger of Hitler's will with no real power. He was said by all Nazi leaders to be very week and indecisive to the point of asking prison barbers and guards for advice for his defense. The onc...
Frederick II, the Great, overcame the resource limitations within Prussia by mastering three aspects of the western way of war: the ability to finance war, possessing a highly disciplined military, and an aggressive mindset toward achieving quick decisive victory, which established Prussia as a major European power. Frederick II accomplished this feat while being surrounded by powerful neighbors that possessed larger populations, armies, and financial excess. His initial assessment on the state of his Prussian inheritance from his personal writings follows:
Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party, Chancellor of Germany, and leader of Nazi Germany. Hitler was one of the most powerful and notorious dictators of the 20th century. Him invading Poland was one of the main causes of World War two. Eventually Germany was finally defeated in WWII, leaving them financially devastated, and politically unstable.
As you can see, Adolf Hitler is one of the most influential figures of the 20th century because he killed millions of Jews trying to perfect humanity through the Holocaust, his reign and military leadership of Germany lead to World War II, and his efforts of world domination influenced history forever. Used brutal methods to wipe out the jews. Used his military power to start WWI. His efforts lead to many changes that still influence our world today. Outcomes from the war still exist today such as the controversy in Israel, the creation of the United Nations, and the awareness towards protecting people’s rights. Hitler’s reign of power in Germany resulted in many horrific incidents; but we used his actions as a way to better our world by preventing people like him from coming into power.
Rommel’s rise to power started in world war two but he was in the army during world war one. In world war one he fought in Italy, Romania, and France. He quickly became known for his bravery and ability to make quick choices while under the pressure of the war. He was very good tactically and made some tough decisions. He led many missions behind enemy lines in the cover of darkness. He would ambush enemies from behi...
Adolf Hitler is known to be one of the “greatest” leaders in history who had abused his powers and had shattered his country apart. Born in 1889 in Austria, Hitler abused his powers because of his greedy ego and because of his narcissism. It all became with Hitler organizing a party called the National Socialist, most popularly know as the Nazi Party. The rise of the Nazi Party was the thing that led to the start of Hitler’s rein and his abuse of power. The Nazi Party eventually led Adolf Hitler to come to rule and had given Hitler the chance to take control the entire nation.
middle of paper ... ... He was a brilliant man who knew how to speak eloquently and persuade a nation into transforming a government into a dictatorship. He was also able to gain Germany’s support for World War II and unfortunately, the genocide of the global Jewish community. Chancellor Palpatine and Adolf Hitler seem very much alike.