▁in ▁ 1 6 2 2 ▁an ▁imperial ▁count ▁pal at ine , ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 3 ▁a ▁prince , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 5 ▁Duke ▁of ▁Fried land . ▁W allen stein ▁proved ▁an ▁able ▁administrator ▁of ▁the ▁du chy ▁and ▁sent ▁a ▁large ▁representation ▁to ▁Prag ue ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁his ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁aid ▁Ferdinand ▁( elect ed ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 9 ) ▁against ▁the ▁Northern ▁Protest ants ▁and ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁balance ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁League ▁under ▁Johann ▁T ser cla es , ▁Count ▁of ▁T illy , ▁W allen stein ▁offered ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁whole ▁army ▁for ▁the ▁imperial ▁service ▁following ▁the ▁bell um ▁se ▁ipsum ▁a let ▁principle , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁final ▁commission ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 5 . ▁W allen stein ' s ▁success es ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁commander ▁brought ▁him ▁fis cal ▁credit , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁receive ▁lo ans ▁to ▁buy ▁lands , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁the ▁former ▁est ates ▁of ▁conquer ed ▁Boh em ian ▁nobles . ▁He ▁used ▁his ▁credit ▁to ▁grant ▁lo ans ▁to ▁Ferdinand ▁II , ▁which ▁were ▁rep a id ▁through ▁lands ▁and ▁titles . ▁W allen stein ' s ▁popular ity ▁soon ▁rec ru ited ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( not ▁long ▁afterwards ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) ▁men . ▁The ▁two ▁arm ies ▁worked ▁together