Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
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| Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, KG | |
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| 30 June 1641–5 July 1719 | |
 Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg |
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| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany |
| Place of death | Hillingdon, London, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Battle of the Boyne Jacobite rebellion |
| Awards | KG |
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster KG (30 June 1641, Köln am Rhein (Cologne) – 5 July 1719, Hillingdon) was a general in the service of Prince William of Orange, later King William III of England, whose father was also a famous military officer. Schomberg's father, Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg was King William III's second in command at the Battle of the Boyne July 1690. The elder Schomberg would perish at this battle, while the younger one would be created a Knight of the Garter and Duke of Leinster for his part in the battle, leading the crossing at Roughgrange on the Jacobites flank with one quarter of William III's troops and causing King James II to send much of his army to stop Meinhardt leaving his front weakened when the main attack was launched by King William's Dutch Blue Guards. Meinhardt would inherit his deceased father's titles after the death of his elder brother Charles Schomberg in 1693.
[edit] Family
On 3 August 1667, Schomberg married Piedmontese Barbara Luisa Rizzi. The couple did not have any children and presuming she predeceased him, Schomberg married Raugräfin Karoline Elisabeth (a daughter of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine) on 4 January 1682. They later had four children:
- Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich (1683-1713), died from consumption.
- Lady Caroline Schomberg (c.1687-1710)
- Lady Frederica Schomberg (c.1688-1751), married (1) Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness, (2) Benjamin Mildmay, 1st Earl FitzWalter.
- Lady Mary Schomberg (1692-?), married Christoph Martin, Graf von Degenfeld-Schomberg.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Earl of Marlborough |
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1691 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Marlborough |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Duke of Leinster 1691–1719 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Charles Schomberg |
Duke of Schomberg 1693–1719 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
| Titles of nobility | ||
| Preceded by Frederick Schomberg |
Count of Mértola 1690–1719 |
Succeeded by Frederica Darcy |
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