The Duke of Schomberg | |
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Master-General of the Ordnance | |
In office 1689–1690 | |
Monarch | William III |
Preceded by | The Lord Dartmouth |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Romney |
Personal details | |
Born | Friedrich Hermann von Schönberg 6 December 1615 Heidelberg, Palatinate |
Died | 1 July 1690 Oldbridge, County Meath | (aged 74)
Spouse | Johanna Elizabeth (m. 1638) |
Children | 6, including Charles and Meinhardt |
Parent(s) | Hans Meinhard von Schönberg Anne Sutton |
Frederick Herman de Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg KG PC (6 December 1615 – 1 July 1690) was a German-born military officer and peer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1689 to 1690. Having fought in the French, Portuguese and English armies, he was killed in action fighting on the Williamite side at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.