Back مينهاردت ستشومبيرج ARZ Meinhard von Schomberg German ماینهارت شومبرگ Persian Ménard de Schomberg French Meinhard von Schomberg Italian メイナード・ションバーグ (第3代ションバーグ公爵) Japanese Meinhardt van Schomberg Dutch Шомберг, Мейнхардт Russian
The Duke of Schomberg | |
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| Commander-in-Chief of the Forces | |
| In office 1691–1691 | |
| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Marlborough |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Marlborough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1641 Cologne, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 16 July 1719 (aged 78) Hillingdon, Middlesex |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Luisa Rizzi (m. 1667) Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth (m. 1682) |
| Children | 4, including Charles and Frederica |
| Parent(s) | Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg Johanna Elizabeth de Schomberg |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Awards | Knight of the Garter |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  England (1689–1707)  Great Britain (1707–1719) |
| Branch/service | English Army (1689–1707) British Army (1707–1719) |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | |
General Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster, KG (30 June 1641 – 16 July [O.S. 5 July] 1719), was British Army 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 Portuguese Restoration War, Franco-Dutch War, Williamite War in Ireland and the War of the Spanish Succession.