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James Francis Edward Keith was a Scottish soldier and Generalfeldmarschall of the Royal Prussian Army. James was the son of William Keith and Mary Drummond baptised 16 Jun 1696in St. Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland. Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal. Inventor of Kriegsschachspiel, a war game used for military planning.
When Rev James Keith was born on 11 June 1696, in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, his father, William George Keith 9th Earl of Marischal, was 32 and his mother, Lady Mary Drummond, was 21. He married Mary Isham Randolph on 21 March 1733, in Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters.
15 dic 2023 · Family legends, handed down from generation to generation have claimed that 1) he was a close relation (possibly first cousins) with the 10th Earl Marischal, George Keith, and his brother, Field Marshal James Francis Edward Keith (who is sometimes confused with the Rev. or Parson James Keith because their names are very similar and they appear to have been born contemporaneously with each ...
Son of William Keith, 9th Earl Marischal and Lady Mary Drummond daughter of James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth and Lady Jane Douglas. Brother to Geroge Keith, 10th Earl Marischal. He died in the Battle of Hochkirchen fought near Bautzen, Saxony, Germany.
James Francis Edward Keith (11 June 1696 – 14 October 1758) was a Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal. As a Jacobite he took part in a failed attempt to restore the Stuart Monarchy to Britain, before joining the Spanish and Russian armies. He ultimately came to serve in the Prussian army under Frederick the Great where he distinguished himself. He died during the Seven Years War at ...
James Francis Edward Keith (1696-1758), Known as 'Marshal Keith', Jacobite and soldier in Russian and Prussian service. Sitter in 1 portrait
