- SCHOMBERG, DUKE OF
- French marshal, of German origin and the Protestant persuasion; took service under the Prince of Orange, and fell at the battle of the Boyne (1618-1690).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
SCHOMBERG, DUKE OF
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