Clara Elisabeth von Platen

Clara Elisabeth von Platen

Clara Elisabeth, Countess of Platen-Hallermund (14 January 1648 - 30 January 1700, Schloss Monplaisir, in what is now the Von-Alten-Garten in Hannover) was a German noblewoman, most notable as the mistress of Ernest Augustus (Elector of Hanover) and for her involvement in the Königsmarck Affair.

Life

The eldest daughter of Georg Philipp von Meisenburg and his wife Anna Elisabeth von Meisenburg, Clara's father tried to get her and her sister Catharina positions at the French court at Versailles. When this attempt failed, he placed them at the court of Ernest Augustus, where Clara served as lady-in-waiting to the Duchess Sophia and attracted the Duke's attentions. Exerting great influence on him, she bore him two children - Ernst August (1674–1726) and Sophia von Kielmansegg (1675–1717).

Bibliography

• Paul Gerhard Zeidler: Elisabeth von Platen, eine deutsche Pompadour. Roman 1921
• Paul Morand: Sophie Dorothea von Celle. Die Geschichte eines Lebens und einer Liebe. Christian Wegner Verlag 1968, ISBN 3-9800226-0-9
• Thea Leitner: Skandal bei Hof - Frauenschicksale an europäischen Königshöfen. Piper Verlag München 1997, ISBN 3-492-22009-6
• Elisabeth E. Kwan / Anna Eunike Röhrig: Vergessene Frauen der Welfen. Göttingen : MatrixMedia Verl. 2008, ISBN 978-3-932313-30-1
• Elisabeth E. Kwan / Anna Eunike Röhrig: Frauen vom Hof der Welfen. 20 Biografien. Göttingen : MatrixMedia Verl. 2006, ISBN 3-932313-17-8