▁the ▁Elect or ate ▁of ▁German ▁princes . ▁Therefore , ▁Ferdinand ▁needed ▁their ▁co operation ▁to ▁appro ve ▁his ▁son ▁as ▁successor . ▁Ferdinand ▁also ▁hoped ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁Elect ors ▁to ▁appro ve ▁greater ▁Imperial ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁wars . ▁ ▁John ▁George ▁I ▁of ▁Sax ony ▁and ▁George ▁William ▁of ▁Brandenburg ▁( both ▁Protest ant ) ▁stayed ▁away ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁Ed ict ▁of ▁Rest itution . ▁Those ▁Elect ors ▁present ▁realized ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁little ▁to ▁gain ▁from ▁additional ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁wars . ▁However , ▁Maxim ill ian ▁still ▁asked ▁Ferdinand ▁for ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁W allen stein . ▁ ▁To ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Elect ors , ▁Ferdinand ▁s ack ed ▁W allen stein ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 6 3 0 ▁though ▁W allen stein ▁argued ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁res ign ▁to ▁save ▁face . ▁The ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁military ▁figure ▁in ▁Europe ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁Elect ors ▁and ▁Reg ens burg ▁must ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁defeat ▁for ▁Ferdinand . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁over shadow ed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 6 3 0 — G ust av us ▁Ad olph us ▁land ed ▁in ▁P omer ania ▁with ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁Protest ants . ▁Without ▁W allen stein , ▁Ferdinand ▁had ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁Maxim ill ian ▁and ▁T illy ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁new ▁threat . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1