Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (d. 1728)
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (17 September 1674 – 14 August 1728), was the younger brother of George I of Great Britain. Ernest Augustus was a soldier and served with some distinction under Emperor Leopold I during the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1715, he became Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück.
1674Sep, 17
Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
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