G erman ▁environment ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁h one ▁his ▁German ▁language ▁skills . ▁While ▁German ▁became ▁W allen stein ' s ▁ling ua ▁fran ca , ▁he ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁cur se ▁in ▁Czech . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 5 9 9 , ▁W allen stein ▁continued ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁University ▁of ▁Al td orf ▁near ▁N ure m berg , ▁Fran con ia , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁engaged ▁in ▁b raw ls ▁and ▁ép ée ▁f ights , ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁prison . ▁He ▁beat ▁his ▁servant ▁so ▁badly ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁purchase ▁him ▁a ▁new ▁suit ▁of ▁clothes ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁pay ing ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 6 0 0 , ▁Al bre cht ▁left ▁Al td orf ▁and ▁travel led ▁around ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁France ▁and ▁Italy , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁univers ities ▁of ▁Bolog na ▁and ▁Pad ua . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁W allen stein ▁was ▁fl uent ▁in ▁German , ▁Czech , ▁Latin ▁and ▁Italian , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁understand ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁spoke ▁some ▁French . ▁ ▁W allen stein ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Rudolf ▁II ▁in ▁Hung ary , ▁where , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Giorg io ▁B asta , ▁he ▁saw ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁armed ▁service ▁( 1 6 0 4 – 1 6 0 6 ) ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Tur ks ▁and ▁Hung arian ▁reb els