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Royal mistress. Duchess of Kendal, by George S. Stuart. Once a Maid of Honour to Electress Sophia, she became a mistress of the Electoral Prince, George Louis. George Louis succeeded as Elector of Hanover in 1698 and King of Great Britain (as George I) in 1714. Melusine moved with him to England, and on 18 July 1716 was created for life Duchess ...
Hace 4 días · Ehrengarde Melusina, duchess of Kendal (born December 25, 1667, Emden, Saxony—died May 10, 1743, Kendal House, Isleworth, Middlesex, England) was the mistress of the English king George I who had considerable political influence during his reign. She was a close friend of Robert Walpole, who said that she was “as much queen of England as ...
26 de abr. de 2022 · Genealogy for Ermengarde Melusina Gräfin von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal (von der Schulenburg), 1715 Gräfin von der Schulenburg (1667 - 1743) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Ehrengard Melusina von der Schulenburg, duchess of Kendal (ā´rəngärt mālōōzē´nä fən dĕr shōō´lənbŏŏrkh), 1667–1743, German mistress of George I of England. She became his mistress at the Hanoverian court and followed him to England c.1714. She exerted great influence over the king, but was unpopular with the English people ...
20 de jun. de 2022 · The Duchess was Melusine von der Schulenburg, and by that time she had been the mistress—and possible second wife—of George I of Great Britain and Hanover for almost thirty years. Walpole’s comments reveal a great deal about the power that Melusine wielded at court, and they demonstrate how important she was to the conduct of political business.
Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham, Countess of Chesterfield (1 April 1693 – 16 September 1778) was the natural daughter of King George I of Great Britain and his longtime mistress, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal .
Ehrengard Melusina von der Schulenburg, known as Melusine, came to Great Britain in 1714 as the paramour of its newly crowned king, George I, the first in a succession of Hanoverian monarchs who would rule England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Described by wits of the day as "the maypole" because she was tall and slim, Schulenburg was ...
