| Princess Augusta Frederika | |
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| Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
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| Consort | 26 March 1780[1] – 10 November 1806 |
| Consort to | Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick |
| Issue | |
| Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise Karl Georg August Caroline Amalie Elisabeth Georg Wilhelm Christian August Friedrich Wilhelm Amelie Karoline Dorothea Luise |
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| HRH The Duchess of Brunswick HRH The Hreditary Duchess of Brunswick HRH Princess Augusta Frederika of Wales |
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| Royal house | House of Hanover |
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Wales |
| Mother | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
| Born | 31 July 1737 St James's Palace, London |
| Baptised | 29 August 1737 St James's Palace, London |
| Died | 23 March 1813 (aged 75) Hanover Square, London |
| Burial | 31 March 1813 St George's Chapel, Windsor |
Princess Augusta Frederika of Wales (31 July 1737 – 23 March 1813), was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of George II and sister of George III. She later married into the Ducal House of Brunswick, of which she was already a member. Her daughter, Caroline of Brunswick was the Queen consort of George IV.
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Early life
Princess Augusta Frederika was born at St James's Palace, London. Her father was The Prince Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. Her mother was the Princess of Wales (formerly Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha). As a grandchild in the male line of the British monarch, she was styled Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta Frederika of Wales from birth. She was second in the line of succession.
Marriage
On 16 January 1764, Augusta married Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg at the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace.
Later life
In 1806, when Prussia declared war on France, the Duke of Brunswick, 71 at the time, was appointed commander-in-chief of the Prussian army. On 14 October of that year, at the Battle of Jena, Napoleon defeated the Prussian army, and, on the same day, at the battle of Auerstadt, the Duke of Brunswick was seriously wounded, dying a few days later. The Duchess of Brunswick, with two of her sons, and a widowed daughter-in-law, fled her ruined palace for Altona, and then fled to Augustenborg, a small town east of Jutland. The Duchess of Brunswick remained here, residing with her niece, Princess Louise Augusta, daughter of her sister Queen Caroline Mathilde of Denmark, until her brother, George III finally relented, in September 1807, and allowed her to move to London. She moved to Montague House, Blackheath, in Greenwich, with her daughter, the Princess of Wales, but soon fell out with her daughter, and purchased the house next door, Brunswick House, as she renamed it. The Duchess of Brunswick lived out her days in Blackheath and died, in 1813, aged 75.
Titles, styles, honour and arms
Titles and styles
- 31 July 1737 – 16 January 1764: Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta Frederika of Wales
- 16 January 1764 – 26 March 1780: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg
- 26 March 1780 – 10 November 1806: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg
- 10 November 1806 – 23 March 1813: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg
Ancestors
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| 1st Generation | |
| 2nd Generation | |
| 3rd Generation |
Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick · Elizabeth Caroline of Wales · Louisa Anne of Wales · Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark-Norway |
| 4th Generation | |
| 5th Generation |
Charlotte Augusta of Wales · Frederica of Cumberland · Charlotte of Clarence · Victoria of the United Kingdom · Elizabeth of Clarence · Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz · Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck |
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| 7th Generation |
Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife · The Princess Victoria · Maud, Queen of Norway · Marie, Queen of Romania · Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Russia · Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Marie Louise, Princess Maximilian of Baden · Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden · Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin · Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone · Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera · Olga of Hanover · Patricia of Connaught, Lady Alexander Ramsay |
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Issue
Together the couple had 7 children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise | December 3 1764 | September 27 1788 | married Frederick III, Duke of Württemberg; had issue |
| Karl Georg August | February 8 1766 | September 20 1806 | married Frederika Luise Wilhelmine, Princess of Orange-Nassau; issue? |
| Caroline Amalie Elisabeth | May 17 1768 | August 7 1821 | married 1795, George IV of the United Kingdom; had issue |
| Georg Wilhelm Christian | June 27 1769 | September 16 1811 | Declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession |
| August | August 18 1770 | December 18 1822 | Declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession |
| Friedrich Wilhelm | October 9 1771 | June 16 1815 | married 1802, Mary of Baden; had issue |
| Amelie Karoline Dorothea Luise, Princess of Brunswick-Luneburg | November 22 1772 | April 2 1773 |
Sources
- Beckett, William A.: Universal Biography. London: Isaac, 1836.
- Kwan, Elisabeth E.; Röhrig, Anna E.: Frauen vom Hof der Welfen. Göttingen: MatrixMedia 2006, ISBN 3-932313-17-8, p. 115−126.
