Duke of Schomberg
- 1693
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Duke of Schomberg (son of Frederic (Duke of Schomberg) Von Schomberg); died on 17 Oct 1693.
2. Frederic (Duke of Schomberg) Von Schomberg was born on 16 Dec 1615 in Heidelberg, Palatinate (son of John (Count of Schomberg) Meinhardt and Anne (of Dudley) Sutton); died on 1 Jul 1690 in Battle Of The Boyne. Notes:
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.
at http://www.bartleby.com/65/sc/Schomber.html
Schomberg, Frederick Herman, 1st duke of
(schm?brg) (KEY) , Ger. Friedrich Hermann von Sch?nberg, 1615X90, Germansoldier of fortune. After serving on the Protestant side in the ThirtyYears War, he entered French service in the early 1650s during theFronde. From 1659 to 1668 Schomberg commanded a French army helpingPortugal win independence from Spain. Schomberg distinguished himself inthe Third Dutch War (1672X78) and was created marshal of France and dukeby King Louis XIV. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685),Schomberg, a Protestant, left France and entered the service of theelector of Brandenburg, who made him commander in chief of the army ofBrandenburg in 1687. He assisted (1688) William III of Orange, who wasallied with Brandenburg, in the Glorious Revolution. Created (1689) dukeof Schomberg in the English peerage, he was given command of the Englishforces in Ireland. He was killed there in the battle of the Boyne.Children:
- 1. Duke of Schomberg died on 17 Oct 1693.
- Meinhard (Duke of Leinster) Von Schomberg was born on 30 Jun 1641; died on 5 Jul 1719.
Generation: 3
4. John (Count of Schomberg) Meinhardt died in Aug 1616. John married Anne (of Dudley) Sutton in Apr 1615. Anne (daughter of Edward (5th Lord Dudley) (Sutton) Dudley and Theodosia Harington) died on 31 Dec 1615. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Anne (of Dudley) Sutton (daughter of Edward (5th Lord Dudley) (Sutton) Dudley and Theodosia Harington); died on 31 Dec 1615. Children:
- 2. Frederic (Duke of Schomberg) Von Schomberg was born on 16 Dec 1615 in Heidelberg, Palatinate; died on 1 Jul 1690 in Battle Of The Boyne.
Generation: 4
10. Edward (5th Lord Dudley) (Sutton) Dudley was born before 17 Sep (son of Edward (4th Lord Dudley) (Sutton) Dudley and Jane (of Derby) Stanley); died on 24 Jun 1623. Edward married Theodosia Harington about 1586. Theodosia (daughter of James (Sir) (of Exton) Harington and Lucy Sidney) died about Jan 1650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Theodosia Harington (daughter of James (Sir) (of Exton) Harington and Lucy Sidney); died about Jan 1650. Children:
- Ferdinando (Sir) (Sutton) Dudley was born in 1588; died on 22 Feb 1621.
- Mary (of Dudley) Sutton and died.
- 5. Anne (of Dudley) Sutton died on 31 Dec 1615.
- Margaret (of Dudley) Sutton and died.
- Theodosia (of Dudley) Sutton and died.