Wallenstein. The Enigma of the Thirty Years War

108 Wallenstein Eyes then turned to Christian’s own lands, with aspirations increas- ing parallel to the military advance of 162 ...

At the Parting of the Ways 109 and warning of widespread opposition in the Empire.^10 These reser- vations were accentuated by t ...

110 Wallenstein he played the part once in full possession, employing the relevant titles and forms of address, living in the ap ...

At the Parting of the Ways 111 The Edict of Restitution After defeating Christian of Denmark at Wolgast in September 1628 it mig ...

112 Wallenstein possession at the time of original transfer were long gone, many having themselves turned Protestant and left th ...

At the Parting of the Ways 113 stationed as it was mainly across the Protestant north of Germany, had great coercive force, as w ...

114 Wallenstein of the wealthy archbishopric of Magdeburg, where the new prince- bishop was to be none other than Ferdinand’s ow ...

At the Parting of the Ways 115 assistance that they had given him against the Bohemian rebels. Ferdinand agreed, and in the late ...

116 Wallenstein the north, while delegating operational control in Italy to Collalto and his deputies. His view of the situation ...

At the Parting of the Ways 117 underestimated in Vienna. Wallenstein’s efforts to keep Gustavus Adol phus bogged down in his Pol ...

118 Wallenstein who if not as absolute as they became a century later nevertheless had few constraints on their authority within ...

At the Parting of the Ways 119 army units has to anticipate or respond to the threats or opportunities presented by the tactics ...

120 Wallenstein neutral or friendly territory had to be used protests, pleas, complaints and criticism invariably followed, alon ...

At the Parting of the Ways 121 The ultimate constraint on Wallenstein’s freedom of action was political, as for all his supposed ...

122 Wallenstein of 1629, and moreover his disapproval was ignored. If this illustrates his lack of political power, it also show ...

123 Dismissal Maximilian of Bavaria and his fellow Catholic electors had worked and waited a long time for the chance to secure ...

124 Wallenstein Even so there were some real issues. For the Catholic electors one was Wallenstein’s open opposition to the Edic ...

The Wheel Is Come Full Circle 125 had any express centralising intentions he showed strong absolutist tendencies which if left u ...

126 Wallenstein promised to be the social event of the year. Ferdinand himself arrived on 19 June, with a huge escort befitting ...

The Wheel Is Come Full Circle 127 There were other parties at Regensburg. The envoys representing the elector of Brandenburg had ...