Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg,
Duchess of Kendal, Princess von Eberstein (1667-1743)
daughter of Gustavus Adolphus von der Schulenburg
Born 25 December 1667 Emden
Died 10 May 1743
Affaire with George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland
1714-1727
Born 28 May 1660 / 7 June 1660 Hannover
Died 11 June 1727 / 22 June 1727 Osnabrueck
Buried Hannover
Maid of Honour to the Electress Sophia of Hanover, she became the most
important mistress of the Electress's son. When her lover became King Georg
I of Great Britain, she followed him to England where, in 1716, she was
created Duchess of Munster and, in 1719, Duchess of Kendal. To add to this,
the Emperor created her Princess von Eberstein in 1723. Her main residence
in England was Kendal House, Isleworth, Middlesex. She died unmarried in
her seventy-sixth year.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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