James Francis Edward Keith
James Francis Edward Keith
James Francis Edward Keith was a Scottish soldier and Generalfeldmarschall of the Royal Prussian Army. As a Jacobite he took part in a failed attempt to restore the Stuart Monarchy to Britain. When this failed, he fled to Europe, living in France, and then Spain. He joined the Spanish and eventually the Russian armies and fought in the Anglo-Spanish War and the Russo-Swedish War. In the latter he participated in the conquest of Finland and became its viceroy. Subsequently, he participated in the coup d'état that put Elizabeth of Russia on the throne.
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Hombre
Lugar de nacimiento
United Kingdom, Scotland
Fecha de nacimiento
14 de octubre, 1758
Murió envejecido
-211
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Lady Anne Keith
hermana
George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal
hermano
Mary Drummond
madre
Lady Mary Keith
hermana
William Keith, 9th Earl Marischal
padre
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