Count Ferdinand Ernst Joseph Gabriel von Waldstein und Wartenberg was a Czech and German nobleman and patron of the arts.
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Count Ferdinand Ernst Joseph Gabriel von Waldstein und Wartenberg was a Czech and German nobleman and patron of the arts. A member of the Bohemian House of Waldstein (Valdštejn) and an early patron of Ludwig van Beethoven, his political and military roles included the office of a Geheimrat in Bonn, commander (Komtur) of the Teutonic Order, and (briefly) colonel of a light infantry regiment that he had raised. One of Beethoven's piano sonatas is named after him.
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1762 to 1823 · aged 61
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