Walter Devereux

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Walter Devereux was an English officer in the service of the Holy Roman Empire, best known for assassinating the imperial general Albrecht von Wallenstein during the Thirty Years' War.

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instanceOf English soldier
assassin
military officer
person
allegiance Emperor Ferdinand II NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
causeOfNotability killing Wallenstein with a halberd
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
employer Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
event assassination of Wallenstein at Eger
eventLocation Cheb NERFINISHED
Eger (Cheb) NERFINISHED
genre military history
killed Albrecht von Wallenstein NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire) NERFINISHED
motive orders from imperial authorities
notableEvent Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
notableFor assassinating Albrecht von Wallenstein
notableWork assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein
occupation officer
soldier
participatedIn Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
partOf Imperial officer corps during the Thirty Years' War
placeOfDeath Cheb NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED
role member of the group that murdered Wallenstein
timePeriod 17th century
Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED

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Albrecht von Wallenstein killedBy Walter Devereux