George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal

George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal
Earl Marischal
George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal, by Placido Costanzi, c. 1733
PredecessorWilliam Keith, 9th Earl Marischal
SuccessorNone, attainted
Born1692 or 1693
probably Inverugie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died1778
Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
FatherWilliam Keith, 9th Earl Marischal
MotherMary Drummond, dau. of The Earl of Perth

George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal (1692/1693 – 1778) was a Scottish military officer, diplomat and peer. After leading Jacobite forces in the Jacobite rising of 1719, he fled Britain and joined the Prussian Army. Becoming a close confidant of Frederick the Great, he served as the Prussian ambassador to, Spain France and Great Britain. He was the tenth and last Earl Marischal.