Prince Maurice, the son
of Frederick, the King of Bohemia, was born in 1620. The younger brother
of Prince Rupert, and the grandson of
James I, he fought for the Dutch army
during the Thirty Years War.
On the outbreak of the
Civil War Maurice joined the Cavaliers
and in 1644 was commissioned as Lieutenant-General of the counties
south of the Thames. Later he was appointed as commander of the troops
in South Wales. Maurice, who was wounded several times during the
war, was not considered as good a commander as his brother, Prince
Rupert.
After the defeat of the
Royalist he went into exile and in 1652 was lost in a storm off the
Anagadas while sailing to the West Indies.
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