Duke of Schomberg
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Duke of Schomberg in the Peerage of England was created in 1689. The title derives from the surname of its holder (originally Schönberg).
[edit] Dukes of Schomberg (1689)
- Other titles: Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes (1689)[1]
- Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg (1615–1690), military commander in the Williamite War in Ireland
- Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg (1645–1693), younger son of the 1st Duke, was also a general
- Other titles (3rd Duke): Duke of Leinster, Earl of Bangor and Baron of Tara (En 1690)[1]
- Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster (1641–1719), elder son of the 1st Duke, was also a general. He died without surviving male issue and his titles all went extinct
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- Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich (1683–1713), only son of the 3rd Duke, died from syphilis, before his father
