Hans de Witte

Hans de Witte (1583–1630) was a German financier who was the main financial backer of Albrecht von Wallenstein's army during the Thirty Years War. After Wallenstein was dismissed by Ferdinand II, de Witte committed suicide.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Parker, Geoffrey (2006) : The Thirty Years' War, Taylor & Francis e-Library, p.79.

Sources

  • John G. Gagliardo. Germany Under the Old Regime, 1600-1790. New York: Longman, 1991. p. 78.
  • Fritz Redlich. "Military Entrepreneurship and the Credit System in the 16th Century". in Kykols: International Review of Social Sciences. Vol. 10, issue 2, p. 186-193. May 1957.
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