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Born Augusta, princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Nov 30, 1719, in Gotha, Thuringia, Germany; died Feb 8, 1772, at Carlton House, London, England; buried at Westminster Abbey; dau. of Frederick II, duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Madeleine of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679–1740); m.
Princess Augusta was born in Gotha to Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1676–1732) and Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679–1740). Her paternal grandfather was Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, eldest surviving son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen (6 August 1843 – 11 November 1919) was the daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel. She was the mother of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg .
Mar 8, 2020 · Christine Gerrard, ‘Queens in waiting: Caroline of Anspach and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha as Princesses of Wales’, in C. Campbell Orr, ed. Queenship in Britain, 1660-1837: royal patronage, court culture, and dynastic politics. Papers of Princess Augusta in the Royal Archives at Windsor, via the Georgian Papers Programme
Princess Augusta's eldest son succeeded as George III of the United Kingdom in 1760, as her husband, Frederick, Prince of Wales, had died nine years earlier. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751, and Dowager Princess of Wales thereafter.
Born Augusta, princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, on November 30, 1719, in Gotha, Thuringia, Germany; died on February 8, 1772, at Carlton House, London, England; buried at Westminster Abbey; daughter of Frederick II, duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Madeleine of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679–1740); married Frederick Louis, prince of Wales (1706–1751, son of George II and Caroline of Ansbach), on April 27, 1736; children: Augusta Guelph (1737–1813), princess royal; George William Frederick (1738 ...
Jul 2, 2020 · Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales, and her growing family, 1739, Van Loo Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, by Winterhalter In the middle of the first World War, King George V wanted to change the name of the royal dynasty of the United Kingdom from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to something much more English-sounding.
