Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English general (born 1641)

Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg

German-born military officer and peer

General Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster, KG, was a German-born military officer and peer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1691. He spent the majority of his military career in service to William III of England, fighting in the…