
King's Mistress
As the mistress and possible secret wife of George I, Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, was England''s first Georgian queen in all but name.
Her nickname amongst the English, who loathed her and found her scrawny, was ''the Maypole''. Others sources complained she was old: she was hideous; she had appalling dress sense and was bald; she was excessive in her greed; she had no love for George ...
As the mistress and possible secret wife of George I, Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, was England''s first Georgian queen in all but name.
Her nickname amongst the English, who loathed her and found her scrawny, was ''the Maypole''. Others sources complained she was old: she was hideous; she had appalling dress sense and was bald; she was excessive in her greed; she had no love for George ...