Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg

The Duke of Schomberg
Master-General of the Ordnance
In office
1689–1690
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byThe Lord Dartmouth
Succeeded byThe Earl of Romney
Personal details
Born
Friedrich Hermann von Schönberg

(1615-12-06)6 December 1615
Heidelberg, Palatinate
Died1 July 1690(1690-07-01) (aged 74)
Oldbridge, County Meath
SpouseJohanna Elizabeth (m. 1638)
Children6, including Charles and Meinhardt
Parent(s)Hans Meinhard von Schönberg
Anne Sutton
Quartered arms of Friedrich Hermann von Schönberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, KG

Frederick Herman de Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg KG PC (6 December 1615 – 1 July 1690) was a German-born military officer and nobleman 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.


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