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Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster KG
Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms; it is the pinnacle of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom....
 (30 June 1641, Köln am Rhein (Cologne
Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
) – 5 July 1719, Hillingdon
RAF Uxbridge

RAF Uxbridge is a Royal Air Force station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is best known as the headquarters of No. 11 Group RAF during the Battle of Britain....
) was a general in the service of Prince William of Orange, later King William III of England
William III of England

William III was a Prince of Orange by birth. From 1672 onwards, he governed as List_of_stadtholders_for_the_Low_Countries_provinces William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic....
, whose father was also a famous military officer. Schomberg's father, Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg

Friedrich Hermann , 1st Duke of Schomberg , was both a marshal of France and a General in the English Army.Descended from an old family of the Electoral Palatinate, he was born at Heidelberg, the son of Hans Meinard von Sch?nberg and Anne, daughter of Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley....
 was King William III
William III of England

William III was a Prince of Orange by birth. From 1672 onwards, he governed as List_of_stadtholders_for_the_Low_Countries_provinces William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic....
's second in command at the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne

The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thrones - the Catholic James II of England and the Protestant William III of England, who had Glorious revolution....
 July 1690. The elder Schomberg would perish at this battle, while the younger one would be created a Knight of the Garter
Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms; it is the pinnacle of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom....
 and Duke of Leinster for his part in the battle, leading the crossing at Roughgrange on the Jacobites
Jacobitism

Jacobitism was the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the House of Stuart kings to the thrones of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland....
 flank with one quarter of William III's troops and causing King James II
James II of England

James II and VII was List of English monarchs, List of Scottish monarchs, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685. He was the last Roman Catholic Church monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland....
 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
Dutch Blue Guards

The Dutch Blue Guards were an elite infantry unit of the army of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Notable campaigns where they fought included the Nine Years' War , where they distinguished themselves at the battle of the Boyne, Battle of Fleurus and the siege of Limerick ....
.






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Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster KG
Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms; it is the pinnacle of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom....
 (30 June 1641, Köln am Rhein (Cologne
Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
) – 5 July 1719, Hillingdon
RAF Uxbridge

RAF Uxbridge is a Royal Air Force station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is best known as the headquarters of No. 11 Group RAF during the Battle of Britain....
) was a general in the service of Prince William of Orange, later King William III of England
William III of England

William III was a Prince of Orange by birth. From 1672 onwards, he governed as List_of_stadtholders_for_the_Low_Countries_provinces William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic....
, whose father was also a famous military officer. Schomberg's father, Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg

Friedrich Hermann , 1st Duke of Schomberg , was both a marshal of France and a General in the English Army.Descended from an old family of the Electoral Palatinate, he was born at Heidelberg, the son of Hans Meinard von Sch?nberg and Anne, daughter of Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley....
 was King William III
William III of England

William III was a Prince of Orange by birth. From 1672 onwards, he governed as List_of_stadtholders_for_the_Low_Countries_provinces William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic....
's second in command at the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne

The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thrones - the Catholic James II of England and the Protestant William III of England, who had Glorious revolution....
 July 1690. The elder Schomberg would perish at this battle, while the younger one would be created a Knight of the Garter
Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms; it is the pinnacle of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom....
 and Duke of Leinster for his part in the battle, leading the crossing at Roughgrange on the Jacobites
Jacobitism

Jacobitism was the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the House of Stuart kings to the thrones of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland....
 flank with one quarter of William III's troops and causing King James II
James II of England

James II and VII was List of English monarchs, List of Scottish monarchs, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685. He was the last Roman Catholic Church monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland....
 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
Dutch Blue Guards

The Dutch Blue Guards were an elite infantry unit of the army of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Notable campaigns where they fought included the Nine Years' War , where they distinguished themselves at the battle of the Boyne, Battle of Fleurus and the siege of Limerick ....
. Meinhardt would inherit his deceased father's titles after the death of his elder brother Charles Schomberg
Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg

Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg was a General in the British Army, the second person to be Duke of Schomberg, a title in the Peerage of England....
 in 1693.

Family

On 3 August 1667, Schomberg married Piedmontese
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is 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
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine

Charles Louis, , Elector Palatine was the second son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, the Winter King, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of James I of England....
) on 4 January 1682. They later had four children:

  • Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich
    Harwich

    Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district....
     (1683-1713), died from consumption
    Tuberculosis

    Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the...
    .
  • Lady Caroline Schomberg (c.1687-1710)
  • Lady Frederica Schomberg (c.1688-1751), married (1) Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness
    Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness

    Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness, Privy Council of Great Britain was a Kingdom of Great Britain Peerage and politician.Darcy was the second son of John Darcy, Lord Conyers, himself the eldest son of Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness....
    , (2) Benjamin Mildmay, 1st Earl FitzWalter.
  • Lady Mary Schomberg (1692-?), married Christoph Martin, Graf von Degenfeld-Schomberg.