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

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Albrecht von Wallenstein killedBy Walter Devereux