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239:. Eberhard Louis had no love for his wife and viewed his relationship with Wilhelmine as legitimate, but conducted his romance with her publicly and once forced her to respect another of the Duke's extramarital affairs.
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Sybille Oßwald-Bargende: Die Mätresse, der Fürst und die Macht: Christina
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