Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
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Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who rose to fame as a leading Covenanter general and later served as Lord General of the Scottish army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Covenanter
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Scottish nobleman → human → military commander → |
| allegiance |
Covenanters
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Kingdom of Scotland → Sweden → |
| birthPlace |
Scotland
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Scotland
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| deathPlace |
Scotland
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| era |
17th century
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| ethnicGroup |
Scots
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| familyName |
Leslie
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| fieldOfWork |
early modern warfare
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military leadership → |
| givenName |
Alexander
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| knownFor |
Lord General of the Scottish army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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leading Covenanter general → |
| militaryBranch |
Scottish Covenanter army
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Swedish Army → |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
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Lord General → |
| movement |
Scottish Covenanters
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| nobleFamily |
Leslie family
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| nobleTitle |
Earl of Leven
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| notableAchievement |
helped secure the signing and defense of the National Covenant
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negotiated with the English Parliament during the Civil War → organized and trained the Scottish Covenanter army → |
| notableWork |
capture of Newcastle upon Tyne
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command in the English Civil War → command of the Scottish Covenanter army → leadership in the Bishops’ Wars → participation in the Battle of Marston Moor → siege of York → |
| participatedIn |
Bishops’ Wars
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English Civil War → Thirty Years’ War → Wars of the Three Kingdoms → |
| peerage |
Peerage of Scotland
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| positionHeld |
Lord General of the Army of the Covenant
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Lord General of the Scottish army → member of the Scottish Privy Council → |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
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| servedUnder |
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bishops' Wars
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commander |