Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
Prince August Ferdinand of Prussia (German: August Ferdinand von Preußen; 23 May 1730, Berlin – 2 May 1813, Berlin) was a Prussian Prince and general, and Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights") of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John. He belonged to the House of Hohenzollern, and was a son of Frederick William I of Prussia by his wife Queen Sophia Dorothea.
Family
He was the youngest child of King Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.[1] He was also a younger brother of King Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia), Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden, and Wilhelmine Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
Marriage and children
He married his niece, Margravine Elisabeth Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, on 27 September 1755.[2] She was a daughter of his older sister Sophia Dorothea and her husband Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Despite this family tie, she was only eight years younger than he.
They had seven children:
Augustus died in Berlin on 2 May 1813. Elisabeth Louise would die seven years later, on 10 February 1820.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia |
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16. George William, Elector of Brandenburg |
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8. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg |
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17. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate |
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4. Frederick I of Prussia |
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18. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange |
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9. Countess Luise Henriette of Nassau |
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19. Countess Amalia of Solms-Braunfels |
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2. Frederick William I of Prussia |
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20. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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10. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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21. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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5. Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover |
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22. Frederick V, Elector Palatine |
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11. Sophia of the Palatinate |
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23. Princess Elizabeth of Scotland |
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1. Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia |
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24. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg =20, 28 |
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12. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg =10 |
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25. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt =21, 29 |
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6. George I of Great Britain |
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26. Frederick V, Elector Palatine =22 |
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13. Sophia of the Palatinate =11 |
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27. Princess Elizabeth of Scotland =23 |
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3. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover |
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28. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg =20, 24 |
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14. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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29. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt =21, 25 |
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7. Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
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30. Alexandre d'Esmier d'Olbreuse |
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15. Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse |
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31. Jacquette Poussard du Bas Vandré |
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References
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: August Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Lundy.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Augustus Ferdinand Of Prussia, Prince |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
23 May 1730 |
| Place of birth |
Berlin |
| Date of death |
2 May 1813 |
| Place of death |
Berlin |