German noble and military commander (c. 1580–1626)
Not to be confused with Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort or Ernest II, Count of Mansfeld-Vorderort.
Graf von Mansfeld
Born
c. 1580
Luxembourg, Spanish Netherlands
Died
29 November 1626 (aged c. 46)
Rakovica, Bosnia, Ottoman Empire
Years active
1595–1626
Parent
Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort (father)
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 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.
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