- The
House of
Waldstein (
Valdstejn, Valdonio, or Wallenstein) is an old,
wealthy and
important noble family from
Central Europe (Germany and the Czech...
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Valdštejn Castle (Czech: hrad
Valdštejn, German: Waldstein) is an
early Gothic fortress near Turnov, in the
Czech Republic. It can be
found in the cliff...
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Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Duke of
Friedland (pronunciation; 24
September 1583 – 25
February 1634), also von
Waldstein (Czech: Albrecht...
- also a
variety of
ruins in the region,
including Frýdštějn
Castle and
Valdštejn Castle. Two well-known
castles in the area are
Trosky and Kost. Other...
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Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein,
member of
Bohemian noble Waldstein family (
Valdštejn). It is the only work that
Beethoven dedicated to him. It is also known...
- and
patron of the arts. A
member of the
Bohemian House of
Waldstein (
Valdštejn) and an
early patron of
Ludwig van Beethoven, his
political and military...
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basilica on the
quincentenary his
canonization in 1704. Jan Karel,
Count of
Valdštejn established a
castle chapel of St.
Procopius from the
presbytery of the...
- Jan Nostic [cs] 1706 1708 Jan Václav Gallas [cs] 1708 1719 Jan
Josef Valdštejn [cs] 1720 1731 Štěpán Vilém Kinský [cs] 1733 1740 František Jindřich I...
- the
castle was
bought by the
Waldstein family.
Count František
Josef of
Valdštejn sold the
castle to
Count Jan
Adolf of
Metsch in 1733. The
castle had a...
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castle for his son Vok of Rotštejn. For his
second son, Zdeněk, he
built Valdštejn Castle and
became the
founder of the
Waldstein family. In 1360 the castle...
