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Heinrich Matthias von Thurn

Heinrich Matthias von Thurn

1567 CE – 1640 CE

Count Jindřich Matyáš of Thurn-Valsassina (Swedish: Henrik Mattias von Thurn; German: Heinrich Matthias Graf von Thurn und Valsassina; Italian: Enrico Matteo Conte della Torre di Valsassina; 24 February 1567 – 26 January 1640), was one of the leaders of the Protestant Bohemian Revolt against Emperor Ferdinand II. He took part in events that led to the Thirty Years' War, and after the war, he became a military leader and diplomat in Swedish service, who eventually resided in Swedish Estonia.

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