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| 1583 | Birth |  |
| 24th Sep Hermanice Birth of Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Bohemia
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| 1599 | Education | |
| Altdorf Attends the university of Altdorf & then at Bologna & Padua
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| 1606 | Marriage | |
| Lucretia Nikossie von Landeck, a rich widow 3 yrs older than himself, he inherits her estates in Moravia in 1614
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| 1617 | Marriage | |
| Wallenstein marries Isabella Katharina, daughter of Count Harrach
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| 1617 | Rebellion | |
| Venice Wallenstein, at his own expense, raises a mercenary force for Emperor-elect Ferdinand of Styria
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| 1618 | Rebellion | |
| Wallenstein supports the Catholic Emperor Ferdinand during the rebellion of Protestants
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| 1619 | Exile | |
| Vienna Wallenstein escapes to Vienna after his estates are seized
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| 1620 | Battle of White Mountain | |
| 8th Nov White Mountain Wallenstein groups his new possessions into a territory called Friedland in northern Bohemia
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| 8th Nov White Mountain Wallenstein wins back his lost estates
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| 1620 | Rebellion | |
| Bohemia Crushes a rebellion in Bohemia led by Elector Palatine Frederick V
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| Bohemia Wallenstein crushes a rebellion in Bohemia led by Elector Palatine Frederick V
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| 1620 | Rule of Friedland | |
| Friedland Wallenstein groups his new possessions into a territory called Friedland in northern Bohemia
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| 1621 | Governor | |
| Bohemia Appointed Governor of Bohemia & becomes a walord in his own right
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| 1625 | General | |
| April Ferdinand hires Wallenstein to defend the Habsburg lands
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| 1625 | Invasion of Germany | |
| Denmark invades & Wallenstein raises a private army of 24,000 to counter the threat
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| 1625 | Peerage | |
| Created Duke of Friedland
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| 1626 | Battle of Dessau Bridge | |
| Dessau Bridge Wallenstein defeats Mansfeld's army at the battle of Dessau Bridge
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| 1626 | Battle of Dessau | |
| April Dessau Defeats the Danish under Ernst of Mansfeldt
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| 1626 | Capture | |
| Jutland Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself.
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| Mecklenburg Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself.
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| Pomerania Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself.
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| 1626 | Defeat | |
| Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly
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| 27th Aug Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly
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| 1626 | Invasion of Denmark | |
| Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself.
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| 1626 | Peace | |
| Dec Presburg Imposes the peace of Pressburg on the Hungarian leader Betlen
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| 1626 | Siege of Stralsund | |
| Stralsund Leads a siege against Stralsund which is the only belligerent port on the Baltic which had the facilities to build a fleet large enough to take the Danish islands
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| 1627 | Capture | |
| Silesia Drives the Danes out of Silesia
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| With Tilly captures the whole of continental Denmark
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| 1627 | Invasion of Silesia | |
| Silesia Wallenstein clears Silesia of the remnants of Mansfeld's army
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| 1627 | Peerage | |
| Mecklenburg Created Duke of Mecklenburg
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| 1627 | Rule of Mecklenburg | |
| Mecklenburg Wallenstein joins Tilly in the struggle with Christian IV of Denmark & is rewarded with the Duchy of Mecklenburg
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| 1628 | Edict Restitution | |
| The Emperor's "Edict of Restitution" brings Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden into the conflict
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| 1628 | Invasion of Stralsund | |
| Stralsund Fails to capture Stralsund, which got help from Swedish troops, a blow that denies access to the Baltic
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| 1629 | Alliance | |
| Suports the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth under Hetman Stanislaw Koniecpolski, which are fighting Sweden
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| 1630 | Dismissal | |
| Ferdinand II dismisses Wallenstein, some within Ferdinand II's court believed that Wallenstein wanted to take control of the German Princes and thus gain influence over the Emperor
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| 24th Aug Regenburg Reisigns under pressure from Protestant Regenburg electors alarmed by Swedish invasion
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| 1631 | Battle of Breitenfeld, 1st | |
| 17th Sep Breitenfeld Emperor Ferdinand is forced to recall Wallenstein
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| 17th Sep Breitenfeld The Swedes defeat the Imperial forces under Tilly
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| 1632 | Battle of Lutzen | |
| 16th Nov Lutzen The Imperial Army withdraws & Gustavus is killed in battle
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| 1632 | Capture | |
| Bohemia After being recalled drives the Swedes out of Bohemia
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| 1632 | Death | |
| With General Tilly dead, Ferdinand II turns to the aid of Wallenstein and his large army
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| 1632 | General | |
| Appointed Commander of the German forces & almost becomes a Viceroy
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| 1633 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Attempts a failed coup against Emperor Ferdinand
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| 1634 | Assassination | |
| 25th Feb Eger Assassinated on the orders of Ferdinand II by Walter Deveraux
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| 1634 | Death | |
| 25th Feb Eger Death of Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, assassinated
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| 25th Feb Eger Death of Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein
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