Waldstein family
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+ | The '''Waldstein''' ([[Czech language|Czech]] - ''Valdštejn'') '''family''' is a [[Bohemia]]n noble family which descents from the [[Přemyslid dynasty]] . It acquired large properties in Bohemia and [[Moravia]] and (especially during the 16th century) produced many statesmen and civil servants. In 1628 the family was one of the first in the Bohemian nobility to be promoted to ''[[graf]]'' status, then to [[Reichsgraf]] two years later. After uniting with the line of the lords of Wartenberg, the family title today is "Reichsgrafen von Waldstein, Herren von Wartenberg". Its most famous members include [[Albrecht von Wallenstein]], who was both duke of [[Duchy of Friedland|Friedland]] and [[duke of Mecklenburg|Mecklenburg]] and [[Fürst]] (prince) of [[Żagań|Sagan]], and [[Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein]], the patron of Beethoven. [[Valdštejn Castle]] was their main family property. | ||
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The Waldstein (Czech - Valdštejn) family is a Bohemian noble family which descents from the Přemyslid dynasty . It acquired large properties in Bohemia and Moravia and (especially during the 16th century) produced many statesmen and civil servants. In 1628 the family was one of the first in the Bohemian nobility to be promoted to graf status, then to Reichsgraf two years later. After uniting with the line of the lords of Wartenberg, the family title today is "Reichsgrafen von Waldstein, Herren von Wartenberg". Its most famous members include Albrecht von Wallenstein, who was both duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg and Fürst (prince) of Sagan, and Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein, the patron of Beethoven. Valdštejn Castle was their main family property.