Jindřich Matyáš Thurn

Count Jindřich Matyáš of Thurn-Valsassina
Engraving by Willem Jacobsz. Delff (1625)
Born(1567-02-24)24 February 1567
Innsbruck
Died26 January 1640(1640-01-26) (aged 72)
Pärnu, Swedish Estonia
BuriedSt. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
Noble familyDella Torre
Issue
  • František Bernard (1592–1628)
FatherFranz Napus von Thurn und Valsassina
MotherCountess Barbora of Schlick
Military career
Allegiance
Branch
RankLieutenant general
Conflicts

Count Jindřich Matyáš of Thurn-Valsassina (Swedish: Henrik Mattias von Thurn; German: Heinrich Matthias Graf von Thurn und Valsassina; Italian: Enrico Matteo Conte della Torre di Valsassina; 24 February 1567 – 26 January 1640), was one of the leaders of the Protestant Bohemian Revolt against Emperor Ferdinand II. He took part in events that led to the Thirty Years' War, and after the war, he became a military leader and diplomat in Swedish service, who eventually resided in Swedish Estonia.