who strove for power. Dangerous enemies may challenge him, but he would mostly win. Wallenstein would continue to be dependent on horoscopes for the next several years prior to his death in 1634. Chronic illness Wallenstein began to suffer joint inflammation in the feet in 1620. It was believed to be a case of gout, or by excessive drinking. His condition deteriorated rapidly. In November 1629 he became so ill that he lay down for weeks. In March 1630 he traveled to Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) to seek relief. He found it difficult to walk. At the Battle of Lützen in November 1632, he mounted his horse in extreme pain. Half a year later he was no longer able to ride. On his flight to Eger in 1634 he had to be moved around in a wagon or lying in a transport litter. In the 1970s the skeleton of Wallenstein was examined. The inner core of the leg bones showed abnormal changes that suggest terminal syphilis. Legacy The Czech National Museum produced a large exhibition about Wallenstein at the Wallenstein Palace in Prague (current seat of Senate) from 15 November 2007 to 15 February 2008. He is also the subject of Calderón de la Barca's play El prodigio de alemania and Schiller's play trilogy Wallenstein. Wallenstein is a main figure in Alfred Döblin's eponymous novel. Friedrich Schiller was fascinated by Wallenstein, and produced three plays on the subject: "Wallenstein's Camp," "The Piccolomini," and "Wallenstein's Death." Wallenstein appears only in the latter two. Composer Bedřich Smetana honored Wallenstein in his 1859 symphonic poem Wallenstein's Camp, which was originally intended as an overture to a play by Schiller. Josef Rheinberger composed a symphonic tone painting Wallenstein in 1866. The work in four movements is also called a symphony. It was premiered in Munich on 26 November 1866. Composer Vincent d'Indy honored Wallenstein in his 1871 symphonic triptych Wallenstein. Wallenstein is examined by economist Arthur Salz in his book Wallenstein als Merkantilist (Wallenstein as Mercantilist). Ancestry Notes References Sources Cristini, Luca. 1618–1648 la guerra dei 30 anni. Volume 1 da 1618 al 1632 2007 and Volume 2 da 1632 al 1648 2007 Mann, Golo. Wallenstein, his life narrated, 1976, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (). External links The Thirty-Years-War An Exhibition at Prague, Czech Republic, Europe – Dedicated to Albrecht von Wallenstein "Wallenstein: Generalissimo" from Military Heritage magazine Albrecht von Wallenstein – In spite of