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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.
Jun 20, 2022 · Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, known always as Melusine, was born in 1667 in the Duchy of Magdeburg, 100 miles east of Hanover. In 1690, Melusine travelled to the Brunswick-Lüneburg court to become a maid of honour in the household of Duchess Sophia of the Palatinate.
Jan 6, 2023 · Petronilla Melusine von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham was born circa 1693 illegitimately.Her mother registered her birth as her niece to disguise the birth. She was actually the daughter of George I Louis Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ermengarde Melusina Baronin von der Schulenburg.
- September 16, 1778 (85)
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- April 1, 1693
Anna Luise Sophie and Petronilla Melusina were officially acknowledged as the children of Melusine's sister Gertrud (1659–1697) and her husband Friedrich Achaz von der Schulenburg (1647–1701), a kinsman of the sisters who shared their surname.
Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, Mistress of King George I of Great Britain. by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2020. Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal; Credit – Wikipedia. Melusine von der Schulenburg was born on December 25, 1667, in Emden, Electorate of Brandenburg, now part of Altenhausen in the German ...
Nov 23, 2022 · Melusina was the daughter of George I of England and his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal. She is said to be the mother of Benedict Swingate Calvert (1722-1788), born in England, the illegitimate son of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland. Sources
The daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, Graf (count) von der Schulenburg, she was attached to the household of the electress Sophia and became the mistress of Sophia’s son George about 1690, following him to England in 1714 when he became king of England. Titles were freely bestowed on her.
