The Countess of Yarmouth | |
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.JPG) Portrait of Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden, ca. 1745 | |
| Born | 1 April 1704 |
| Died | 19 or 20 October 1765 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | Hanoverian, British |
| Known for | Royal mistress |
| Spouse |
Gottlieb Adam von Wallmoden
(m. 1727–1739) |
| Children | Franz Ernst von Wallmoden Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn |
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 subject of Great Britain and was granted a peerage for life, with the title of "Countess of Yarmouth", becoming the last royal mistress to be so honoured. She remained in England until the death in 1760 of King George II, who is believed to have fathered her second son, Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn. She returned to Hanover for the rest of her life, surviving the king for nearly five years.