Wallenstein

Wal·len·stein

[wol-uhn-stahyn; for 1 also German vahl-uhn-shtahyn]
noun
1.
Also, Waldstein. Al·brecht Wen·zel Eu·se·bi·us von [ahl-brekht ven-tsuhl oi-zey-bee-oos fuhn] , Duke of Fried·land [freed-land, -luhnd; German freet-lahnt] , 1583–1634, Austrian general in the Thirty Years' War, born in Bohemia.
2.
Alfred, 1898–1983, U.S. cellist and conductor.
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Wallenstein or Waldstein (German ˈvalənʃtain) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von (ˈalbrɛçt ˈvɛntsəl ɔyˈzeːbiʊs fɔn), duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg, prince of Sagan. 1583--1634, German general and statesman, born in Bohemia. As leader of the Hapsburg forces in the Thirty Years' War he won many successes until his defeat at Lützen (1632) by Gustavus Adolphus
 
Waldstein or Waldstein
 
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