Ernst von Mansfeld

Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld (German: Peter Ernst Graf von Mansfeld; 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.

Graf von Mansfeld
Bornc. 1580
Luxembourg, Spanish Netherlands
Died29 November 1626 (aged c. 46)
Rakovica, Bosnia, Ottoman Empire
Years active1595–1626
Parent
  • Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort (father)
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