Augusta (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) Hannover
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Augusta (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) Hannover (1719 - 1772)

Princess Augusta Hannover formerly Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Born in Gotha, Gothaer Landkreis, Duchies of Thuringiamap
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Wife of — married 17 Apr 1736 in Chapel Royal, St. James Palace, London, Englandmap
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Died at age 52 in Carlton House, London, Englandmap
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Biography

Princess Augusta (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) Hannover was born on 30 November 1719 in Gotha, Gothaer Landkreis, Duchies of Thuringia, daughter of Friedrich (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1676–1732) and Magdalena Auguste (Askanier) Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1679–1740).[1]

Her siblings were:

  1. Sophie Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 30 May 1697)
  2. Friedrich Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 14 April 1699)
  3. Unnamed Infant (Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg) von Anhalt-Zerbst (born 22 April 1700)
  4. Wilhelm Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 12 March 1701)
  5. Karl Friedrich Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 20 September 1702)
  6. Unnamed Infant Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 8 May 1703)
  7. Johann August Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 17 February 1704)
  8. Christian Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 27 February 1705)
  9. Christian Wilhelm Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 28 May 1706)
  10. Ludwig Ernst Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 29 December 1707)
  11. Emanuel Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 5 April 1709)
  12. Moritz Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 11 May 1711)
  13. Sophie Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 0 August 1712)
  14. Karl Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 1714)
  15. Friederike (Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg) Sachsen-Weißenfels (born 17 July 1715)
  16. Magdalene Sibylle Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 1718)
  17. Johan Adolf Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (born 18 May 1721)

Augusta (16) married Friedrich Ludwig (Hannover) of Great-Britain (29) (born on 1 February 1707 in Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland; son of Georg August (Hannover) of Great Britain and Wilhelmine Charlotte Karoline (Hohenzollern) of Ansbach) on 17 April 1736 in Chapel Royal, St. James Palace, London. Their known children were:

  1. Princess Augusta Frederica (Hannover) of Great Britain (born 31 July 1737)
  2. George William Frederick (Hannover) Hanover (born 24 May 1738)
  3. HRH Prince Edward Augustus (Hannover) of Great Britain (born 25 March 1739)
  4. Princess Elizabeth Caroline (Hannover) of Great Britain (born 10 January 1741)
  5. Prince William Henry (Hannover) Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (born 25 November 1743)
  6. Prince Henry Frederick (Hannover) Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (born 7 November 1745)
  7. Princess Louisa Anne (Hannover) of Great Britain (born 19 March 1749)
  8. Prince Frederick William (Hannover) of Great Britain (born 13 May 1750)
  9. Princess Caroline Matilda (Hannover) of Great Britain (born 22 July 1751)

Augusta died on 8 February 1772 in Carlton House, London, England, aged 52.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25502753/augusta_of_saxe-gotha: accessed), memorial page for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (30 Nov 1719–8 Feb 1772), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25502753, citing Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.




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Susan O'Carroll
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg-1 and Walmoden-1 appear to represent the same person because: These are obviously the same person. Same first name, same birth date and place, same husband, same place and date of death. Family name at birth needs to be corrected before merge.
posted on Walmoden-1 (merged) by Susan O'Carroll
Fitz-Henry-9 Jo Fitz-Henry
Thanks Susan - that was a merge that seemed to have fallen off my radar from last year!

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posted on Walmoden-1 (merged) by Jo Fitz-Henry
Fitz-Henry-9 Jo Fitz-Henry
Adopted to facilitate merge with duplicate
posted on Walmoden-1 (merged) by Jo Fitz-Henry

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