Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge
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For other people with the same name, see Robert Douglas (disambiguation).
Robert Douglas (17 March 1611 – 28 May 1662), Count of Skenninge, Baron of Skalby, was a Scottish cavalry general during the Thirty Years' War rising to the rank of Field Marshal (1657–1662) in the Swedish-Polish wars that followed. He founded the Swedish branch of Clan Douglas.
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Count Robert Douglas | |
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Born | (1611-03-17)17 March 1611 Traprain Law, Scotland |
Died | 28 May 1662(1662-05-28) (aged 51) Stockholm, Sweden |
Allegiance | Sweden |
Years of service | 1630–? |
Rank | Field marshal |
Battles/wars | Thirty Years War |
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