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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 · Melusine von der Schulenburg was born on December 25, 1667, in Emden, Electorate of Brandenburg, now part of Altenhausen in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.. She was the second of the five daughters and the fourth of the nine children of Gustavus Adolphus, Freiherr (Baron) von der Schulenburg (1632 – 1691) and his first wife Petronella Ottilie von Schwencken (1637 – 167
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 ...
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.
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 ...
50. Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg and Munster was a mistress of the Electoral Prince, George Ludwig, and bore him three illegitimate children. When George succeeded as King George I 1714, she moved with him to England. She was created the Duchess of Kendal. Because George I spoke no English, Kendal served as translator for court ...
