Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis

Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis (Maria Augusta Anna ; 11 August 1706 – 1 February 1756) was a Regent of Württemberg. By birth she was a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and through her marriage to Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, she became Duchess consort of Württemberg.

Marriage
Marie Auguste was chosen as a bride for Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (later Duke of Württemberg) whom she married on 1 May 1727 in Frankfurt am Main.

Issue

 * 1) Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (11 February 1728 – 24 October 1793)) married Elisabeth Fredericka Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth but had no issue.
 * 2) Eugen Louis (1729)
 * 3) Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (6 January 1731 – 20 May 1795) married Sophie Albertine of Beichlingen and had issue.
 * 4) Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (21 January 1732 – 23 December 1797) married Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt and had issue.
 * 5) Alexander Eugen (1733–1734)
 * 6) Auguste (30 October 1734 – 4 June 1787) married Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and had issue.

Titles and styles

 * 11 August 1706 – 1 May 1727 Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.
 * 1 May 1727  Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Württemberg.
 * 1737 – 1746 Her Serene Highness The Duchess co-Regent of Württemberg.
 * 1746 – 1 February 1756 Her Serene Highness The Dowager Duchess of Württemberg.

Honours

 * Kingdom of Prussia Dame of the Order of the Black Eagle
 * Russian Empire Dame of the Order of Saint Catherine