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Ritratto di Amalie von Wallmoden, di James Bowles, 1750. Lady Sophie Amalie Marianne von Wallmoden, I contessa di Yarmouth ( 1º aprile 1704 – 19 ottobre 1765 ), è stata una nobildonna tedesca, nota per essere stata l'amante di Giorgio II .
Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth. 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.
- Franz Ernst von Wallmoden, Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn
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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.
22 gen 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 ...
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The family was already in existence in the second half of the 12th century. One of its first demonstrable members was Thedel von Wallmoden, named in documents from 1154 onwards. An Eschwin von Wallmoden was mentioned in 1181. The Knight Templar Aschwin von Wallmoden is mentioned in 1307, on the dissolution of the Templars by Pope Clement V, at whic...
The tribe crest shows three (2 over 1) black rams on an orground. On the helmet are two rams' horns, with black and gold stripes. The crest running off the back of the helmet is also black and gold.
In the 16th century Georg Thym wrote a variant of the 'Henry the Lion' saga under the title Thedel von Wallmoden(published by Paul Zimmermann in 1887).
Amalie von Wallmoden; mistress of George II of Great BritainLudwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn; Austrian General of the CavalryGenealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Band 45, 1969, Seite 316Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Band 134, 2004, AdelslexikonWallmoden in Meyers Konversationslexikonwww.heinde.net[permanent dead link]German noblewoman and mistress of George II. 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;
The picture can only be traced back to the early nineteenth century, when, as the work of Anthony van Dyck, it was owned by Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn (1736–1811), the illegitimate son of King George II of Great Britain and his mistress, Amalie von Wallmoden, who was created Countess of Yarmouth.
