A German Pompadour

Marie Hay's 'A German Pompadour' is a biography of Christine Wilhelmine Friederike von Grävenitz, the royal mistress to Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg, who later became his wife. Despite Eberhard's bigamy, the couple lived together in Ludwigsburg and Grävenitz was politically active, becoming a full member of the secret government cabinet that ruled the state. This book offers a glimpse into the scandalous life of a powerful woman in 18th-century Germany.