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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Birth Place
United Kingdom, Scotland
Date of Death
October 14th, 1758
Died Aged
-211
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Lady Anne Keith
Sister
George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal
Brother
Mary Drummond
Mother
Lady Mary Keith
Sister
William Keith, 9th Earl Marischal
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