Petronella Meluzyna von der Schulenburg, Countess Walsingham ( eng. Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham ; April 1, 1693 - September 16, 1778 ) is the extra-marital daughter of the British king George I and his long-term mistress Meluseina von der Schulenburg , Duchess of Kendal.
| Petronella Meluzyna von der Schulenburg, Countess Walsingham, Baroness Aldborough | |
|---|---|
| Petronilla Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham, Baroness of Aldborough | |
| Date of Birth | April 1, 1693 |
| Place of Birth | London |
| Date of death | September 16, 1778 (85 years) |
| Place of death | London |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain |
| Occupation | aristocrat |
| Father | Georg I |
| Mother | Meluzina von der Schulenburg , Duchess of Kendal |
| Spouse | |
| Children | possible child : Benedict Swingate Calvert |
Biography
In 1722, Meluzina became a life peer with the titles of Baroness Aldborough and Countess Walsingham.
On September 5, 1733, in Middlesex County ] she became engaged to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield , one of the leaders of the Whig Party . She had no children in marriage, but there is circumstantial evidence that, changing her husband with the governor of the province of Maryland, , became the mother of , an American revolutionary politician.
Links
- Washington, George Sydney Horace Lee, p. 176, “ The Royal Stuarts in America ”, New England Historical and Genealogical Register (July 1950)