George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal

George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal
Earl Marischal
George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal, by Placido Costanzi, c. 1733
PredecessorWilliam Keith, 9th Earl Marischal
SuccessorNone, attainted
Born1692 or 1693
probably Inverugie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died1778
Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
FatherWilliam Keith, 9th Earl Marischal
MotherMary Drummond, dau. of The Earl of Perth

George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal (1692 or 1693 – 1778) was a Scottish Jacobite army officer and diplomat, who led Jacobite forces in the rising of 1719. He later joined in the Prussian Army and became a close confidant of Frederick the Great, serving as his ambassador to both France and Great Britain. He was the tenth and last Earl Marischal.


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