Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales
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| Princess Augusta Charlotte | |
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| Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
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| Consort | 1780 – 1806 |
| Consort to | Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick |
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| Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise Karl Georg August Caroline of Brunswick Georg Wilhelm Christian August Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick Amelie Karoline Dorothea Luise |
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| HRH The Duchess of Brunswick HRH Princess Augusta Charlotte 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 Hanover Square, London |
| Burial | 31 March 1813 St George's Chapel, Windsor |
Princess Augusta Charlotte 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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[edit] Early life
Princess Augusta Charlotte was born at St James's Palace, London. Her father was The Prince Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King 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 Charlotte of Wales from birth. She was second in the line of succession.
[edit] Marriage
On 16 January 1764, Augusta married Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg at the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Titles, styles, honour and arms
[edit] Titles
- 31 July 1737-16 January 1764: Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales
- 16 January 1764-23 March 1813: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg
[edit] Issue
Together the couple had 7 children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise of Brunswick-Luneburg | December 3, 1764 | September 27, 1788 | married Frederick I of Württemberg; had issue |
| Karl Georg August, Prince of Brunswick-Luneburg | February 8, 1766 | September 20, 1806 | married Frederika Luise Wilhelmine, Princess of Orange-Nassau; issue? |
| Caroline of Brunswick | May 17, 1768 | August 7, 1821 | married 1795, George IV of the United Kingdom; had issue |
| Georg Wilhelm Christian, Prince of Brunswick-Luneburg | June 27, 1769 | September 16, 1811 | Declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession |
| August, Prince of Brunswick-Luneburg | August 18, 1770 | December 18, 1822 | Declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession |
| Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel | 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 |
