1615 - 1690 (74 years)
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Name |
Frederic (Duke of Schomberg) Von Schomberg |
Birth |
16 Dec 1615 |
Heidelberg, Palatinate |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1 Jul 1690 |
Battle Of The Boyne |
Person ID |
I172536 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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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.
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