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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.
Sep 14, 2022 · Robert Douglas (17 March 1611 in Standingstone Estate, by Traprain Law, East Lothian – 28 May 1662 in Stockholm), 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.
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- March 17, 1611
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- May 28, 1662
Field Marshal Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge. Robert was born in East Lothian in 1611. He became a soldier and, like many Scottish soldiers, fought in Europe during the 30 Years War.
Robert Douglas (17 March 1611, Standingstone Estate, by Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire – 28 May 1662, Stockholm), Count of Skenninge, Baron of Skalby, was a Scottish Field Marshal (1657–1662) in the Swedish army, during the Thirty Years' War and the Swedish-Polish wars.
Robert Douglas (1611-1661) was one of the many children of Patrick Douglas of Standingstone, the younger son of William Douglas, laird of Wittingham. Wittingham was a collateral line to Douglas of Dalkeith.
Robert Douglas; Field Marshal, count Robert Douglas to Skenninge, baron Douglas to Skälby
Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge (17 March 1611-28 May 1662) was a Scottish cavalry general in the service of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War and the Polish-Swedish Wars. Robert Douglas was born in Traprain Law, Scotland in 1611, and he became a page in Swedish service in 1627 and served...
