Ernst von Mansfeld

Graf von Mansfeld
Graf von Mansfeld
Born	c. 1580; Luxembourg, Spanish Netherlands
Died	29 November 1626 (aged c. 46); Rakovica, Bosnia, Ottoman Empire
Years active	1595–1626
Father	Peter Ernst I von 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 early war.

^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.

[1] Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.

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Graf von Mansfeld

Born	c. 1580 Luxembourg, Spanish Netherlands
Died	29 November 1626 (aged c. 46) Rakovica, Bosnia, Ottoman Empire
Years active	1595–1626
Father	Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort

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Ernst von Mansfeld

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