Rudolf of Colloredo


Rudolf von Colloredo-Waldsee Portrait, castle Skokloster

Rudolf Hieronymus Eusebius von Colloredo-Waldsee (České Budějovice, November 2, 1585 - Prague, February 24, 1657) was a Bohemian nobleman and army deputy at the time of the Thirty Years War. biography

Rudolf belonged to the Colloredo family. He managed to distinguish himself in the battlefields at Lützen and Mantua during the Thirty Years War. He was appointed by Marshal Ferdinand III in 1634 and, three years later, he was appointed a major prize of the Order of Malta in Strakonice.

In 1647, Colloredo was appointed Ambassador to the Order at the Court of Ferdinand III. He was also one of the leaders of the city of Prague at the time of the last battle of the war. In 1657 he died as governor of the city in Prague. Sources

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