Erb rodu Valdstejn - Prepere, Czech Republic - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Valdštejnové (casto psáno Waldsteinové) jsou starý ceský šlechtický rod, vetev markvartického rozrodu, jejíž jméno je odvozeno od hradu Valdštejn.

Valdštejnové zastávali po celé generace mnoho významných postu ve správe zeme a vlastnili statky po celých Cechách, mj. Duchcov, Mnichovo Hradište, Miletín, Albrechtice, Hermanice, Hostinné, Újezd, Libštejn, Malou Skálu. Albrecht z Valdštejna vlastnil docasne také vévodství Frýdlantské, Meklenburské, Zahánské ci Hlohovské.

Nejvýznamnejším clenem rodu byl slavný císarský generalisimus tricetileté války Albrecht z Valdštejna (1583–1634), který pocházel z duchcovské vetve. Rod byl po Bílé hore povýšen do hrabecího stavu.

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The House of Waldstein or House of Valdštejn is a Bohemian noble family that originated from the Kingdom of Bohemia as a branch of the Markwartinger family (House of Markvartic) and gained prominence during the reign of the Premyslid dynasty. The house was founded by Jaroslav of Hruštice (1234–1269) and named after Valdštejn Castle near Turnov in northern Bohemia. The family's most prominent members include Albrecht von Wallenstein, the Imperial general during the Thirty Years' War, and Ferdinand Ernst von Waldstein, a statesman and early patron of Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: Valdstejnnové Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: above the entrance to the church of St. Jacob Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): a square coat in which golden and blue lions alternated in oppositely colored fields. Later, they added crowns to the lions' heads. Adam of Wallenstein received in 1621 in the middle an imperial eagle Address: Přepeře, Czech Republic Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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