Ernst von Mansfeld
German noble and military commander (c. 1580–1626) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort or Ernest II, Count of Mansfeld-Vorderort.
Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld (German: Peter Ernst Graf von Mansfeld;[1] c. 1580 – 29 November 1626), or simply Ernst von Mansfeld, was a German military commander; despite being a Catholic, he fought for the Protestants during the early years of the Thirty Years' War. He was one of the leading mercenary generals of the war.
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Born | c. 1580 |
Died | 29 November 1626 (aged c. 46) |
Years active | 1595–1626 |
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