'Frederick Duke of Schonberg [sic], Marquis of Harwich, Earle of Bransford.'
Mezzotint by John Smith after Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1690 (c).
Schomberg (1615-1690) was German, but served as an officer in the Swedish, Dutch, French, Portuguese forces, as well as various German armies. He was King William III's second-in-command during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The following year he was rewarded with a peerage and became a Knight of the Garter. He commanded William's armies on their expedition to Ireland, and was killed at the age of 75 while rallying his troops at the Battle of the Boyne (1690).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1972-09-52-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1972-09-52-1