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Countess Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Countess of Yarmouth, born Amalie von Wendt (1 April 1704 – 19 or 20 October 1765) was the principal mistress of King George II from the mid-1730s until his death in 1760. Born into a prominent family in the Electorate of Hanover, and married into another, in 1740 she became a naturalised ...
- Franz Ernst von Wallmoden, Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn
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Jan 22, 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 ...
Countess Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Countess of Yarmouth, born Amalie von Wendt (1 April 1704 – 19 or 20 October 1765) was the principal mistress of King George II from the mid-1730s until his death in 1760. Born into a prominent family in the Electorate of Hanover, and married into another, in 1740 she became a naturalised ...
Name variations: Sophia von Walmoden, Countess of Yarmouth; Amalie Sophie Marianne Wallmoden von Wendt. Born Amalie Sophie Marianne Wallmoden von Wendt in 1704 in Germany; died Oct 20, 1765 in Hanover, Germany; dau. of Johann Franz Dietrich von Wendt and Friederike Charlotte von dem Bussche-Ippenburg; children: Johann Ludwig Graf von Wallmoden ...
Sep 16, 2020 · Amalie received an annuity of £10,000 and retained her apartments in the palace, but soon returned to her native Hanover. Nearly five years later, on October 19, 1765, Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth, died of breast cancer at the age of 61.
Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden (née von Wendt), Countess of Yarmouth. by G. de Köning, after Peter van Hoogh mezzotint, mid 18th century
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.
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