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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven canonical | 6 |
| Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Covenanter
ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Covenanters
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots ⓘ |
| familyName | Leslie ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
early modern warfare
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lord General of the Scottish army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
ⓘ
leading Covenanter general ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Scottish Covenanter army
ⓘ
Swedish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
ⓘ
Lord General ⓘ |
| movement | Scottish Covenanters ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Leslie family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Leven ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped secure the signing and defense of the National Covenant
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishops’ Wars
English Civil War ⓘ Thirty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Thirty Years’ War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ |
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Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven