Duke of Schomberg in the

Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerag ...

was created in 1689. The title derives from the surname of its holder (originally Schönberg). The Duke of Schomberg was part of King William of Orange's army and camped in the Holywood hills area of Craigantlet in Northern Ireland. The area is now a farm and the house that King William himself stayed in is now formally known as "Schomberg Cottage".

Dukes of Schomberg (1689)

:''Other titles: Marquess of Harwich,

Earl of Brentford Earl of Brentford was a title that was created twice in Peerage of England. It was first created in 1644 when the Scottish soldier and diplomat Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth, was made Earl of Brentford, in the County of Middlesex. He had alre ...

and Baron Teyes (1689)Cracroft's Peerage — Schomberg, Duke of
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Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg Frederick Herman de Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg (6 December 1615 – 1 July 1690) was a German-born army officer who served as the English Master-General of the Ordnance from 1689 to 1690. Having fought in the French, Portuguese, Dutc ...

(1615–1690), military commander in the

Williamite War in Ireland The Williamite War in Ireland took place from March 1689 to October 1691. Fought between Jacobitism, Jacobite supporters of James II of England, James II and those of his successor, William III of England, William III, it resulted in a Williamit ...

Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg ('s-Hertogenbosch, 5 August 1645 – Turin, 17 October 1693) was a general in the Prussian, Dutch and British Army, the second in the Von Schonberg line to be Duke of Schomberg, a title in the Peerage of En ...

(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)'' *

Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg General (United Kingdom), General Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster, Order of the Garter, KG (30 June 1641 – ), was a German-born military officer and peer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1691. ...

, 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 became extinct **

Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich (15 December 1683 – 5 October 1713) was a British Army officer and nobleman. He was the only son of Meinhardt Schomberg and his second wife Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth, daughter of Charles I Louis, ...

(1683–1713), only son of the 3rd Duke, died from consumption before his father

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schomberg Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of England 1689 establishments in England Noble titles created in 1689