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About James Francis Edward Keith
James Francis Edward Keith was a Scottish-born army officer and Generalfeldmarschall of the Prussian Army. As a Jacobite he took part in a failed attempt to restore the Stuart Monarchy to Britain. When this failed, he fled to Europe, living in France, and then Spain. He joined the Spanish and eventually the Russian armies and fought in the Anglo-Spanish War and the Russo-Swedish War. In the latter he participated in the conquest of Finland and became its viceroy. Subsequently, he participated in the coup d'état that put Elizabeth of Russia on the throne.
Everything about James Francis Edward Keith →- Occupation
- military personnel, military officer, military leader, general field marshal
- Citizenship
- Scotland
- Born
- June 11, 1696, June 4, 1696
- Died
- October 14, 1758