# Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven

> Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven was a Scottish army officer. Born illegitimate and raised as a foster child, he subsequently advanced to the rank of field marshal in the Swedish Army and a major leader of the Thirty Years' War, and in Scotland became Lord General in command of the Army of the Covenanters, a privy councillor, captain of Edinburgh Castle, Lord Balgonie and Earl of Leven. In England he commanded the Army of the Solemn League and Covenant and was senior commander of the Army of Both Kingdoms (1642–1647). Leslie served in the Thirty Years' War, the Bishops' Wars, and most of the English Civil War, fighting primarily in the First English Civil War. Leslie would live a long life, dying roughly at the age of 80 or 81.

*Scottish soldier in Dutch, Swedish and Scottish service (1580-1661)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Born:** 1580
- **Died:** 1661-04-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [第一代利文伯爵亚历山大·莱斯利](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E4%BB%A3%E5%88%A9%E6%96%87%E4%BC%AF%E7%88%B5%E4%BA%9A%E5%8E%86%E5%B1%B1%E5%A4%A7%C2%B7%E8%8E%B1%E6%96%AF%E5%88%A9)
- [الكسندر ليزلى ايرل ليفين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Alexander Leslie, 1. Earl of Leven](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie%2C_1._Earl_of_Leven)
- [Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie%2C_1st_Earl_of_Leven)
- [Alexander Leslie](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie)
- [الکساندر لزلی، اولین ارل لون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Alexander Leslie](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie)
- [Alexander Leslie](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie)
- [Alexander Leslie](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie)
- [アレクサンダー・レズリー (初代リーヴェン伯爵)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC_(%E5%88%9D%E4%BB%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E4%BC%AF%E7%88%B5))
- [Alexander Leslie](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie)
- [Aleksandrs Leslijs](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandrs_Leslijs)
- [Alexander Leslie, Earl Pertama Leven](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie%2C_Earl_Pertama_Leven)
- [Лесли, Александр, граф Ливен](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B8%2C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%2C_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD)
- [Alexander Leslie, 1:e earl av Leven](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leslie%2C_1%3Ae_earl_av_Leven)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1376604)

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