Desmier, Eleanor (1639–1722)
Desmier, Eleanor (1639–1722)
Countess of Williamsburg. Name variations: Eleanor d'Olbreuse. Born on January 17, 1639; died on February 5, 1722; daughter of Alexander II Desmier, Seigneur d'Olbreuse; married George Guelph, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (elector of Hanover, 1648–1665, duke of Celle, 1665–1705), on September 15, 1665; children: Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle (1666–1726, who married George I, king of England).
One of the great beauties of Europe, Eleanor Desmier had a morganatic marriage with George, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg. Later, the union was made fully legal by the emperor of Germany.
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