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Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth (1 April 1704 – 19 October 1765) was a mistress of George II of Great Britain. Early life Born Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wendt, she was the daughter of Johann Franz Dietrich von Wendt, a general in the Hanover ian army, and his wife, Friderike Charlotte "née" von dem Bussche.
22 de ene. de 2024 · Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden, 1st Countess of Yarmouth (1 April 1704–19 or 20 October 1765) was the mistress of George II of Great Britain from the mid-1730s until his death in 1760. Born into one prominent family in Hanover and wed into another, she became a naturalised citizen of Britain in 1740 and was granted the life peerage title of "Countess of Yarmouth".
28 de oct. de 2008 · English: So-called Portrait of Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth (1704-1765), mistress of George II of Great Britain. Questionable attribution as the woman portrayed is dressed in the fashion of around 1780, a period when Amalie was already an old woman.
In 1739, Amalie von Wallmoden divorced her husband. In 1740, she was naturalised and given the non-heritable title of Countess of Yarmouth, the last royal mistress to be so honoured. She was officially designated Amalie Sophie von Wallmoden to obscure the question of her marital status.
In 1738 Count von Wallmoden and Amalie were quietly and conveniently divorced. George awarded him a pension of a reputed £4000 per annum for the rest of his life. He died in 1752. In 1740 Amalie was given the titles of Countess of Yarmouth and Baroness Yarmouth of Norfolk after she legally became a naturalised British citizen.
Browse 1 amalie von wallmoden countess of yarmouth photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth, born Amalie von Wendt, 1704 Mistress of King George III of England.
