George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal
The Earl Marischal | |
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| Born | 1692/1693 |
| Died | 1776 (aged 85–86) |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain Jacobites Prussia |
| Branch | British Army Jacobite Army Prussian Army |
| Service years | 1708–1711 (Great Britain) 1719 (Jacobites) |
| Rank | Colonel (Great Britain) |
| Unit | 2nd Troop Horse Grenadier Guards |
| Conflicts | |
George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal (1692/1693 – 1778) was a Scottish-born army officer and diplomat. After leading Jacobite forces in the failed Jacobite rising of 1719, he fled Britain and joined the Prussian Army. Becoming a close confidant of Frederick the Great, he served as the Prussian ambassador to Spain, France and Great Britain. Keith was the tenth and last Earl Marischal.