Auguste Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein

Auguste Viktoria
Philip de László: Empress Auguste Viktoria with the Black Eagle (1908)
German Empress consort Queen consort of Prussia
Tenure	15 Juin 1888 – 9 November 1918
Born	(1858-10-22)22 October 1858 Dolzig Palace, Brandenburg, Prussia (now Dłużek, Poland)
Died	11 April 1921(1921-04-11) (aged 62) Huis Doorn, Netherlands
Spouse	Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Issue	Wilhelm, German Crown Prince Prince Eitel Friedrich Prince Adalbert Prince August Wilhelm Prince Oskar Prince Joachim Viktoria Luise, Duchess of Brunswick
Full name
Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny
Father	Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Mother	Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Auguste Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny; 22 October 1858 – 11 April 1921) was the last German empress and queen of Prussia by marriage to her cousin Wilhelm II, German Emperor.

Marriage

On 27 February 1881, Auguste Viktoria married her second cousin Crown Prince Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, German Crown Prince Auguste's maternal grandmother Princess Feodora of Leiningen was the half-sister of Queen Victoria, who was Wilhelm's maternal grandmother.

Issue

1. Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951) married Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and had issue.
2. Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (7 July 1883 – 8 December 1942) married Princess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg but had no issue.
3. Prince Adalbert of Prussia 14 July 1884 – 22 September 1948) Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen and had issue.
4. Prince Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (29 January 1887 – 25 March 1949) married Princess Alexandra Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and had issue.
5. Prince Oskar of Prussia 27 July 1888 – 27 January 1958) married Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz and had issue.
6. Prince Joachim of Prussia (17 December 1890 – 18 July 1920) married Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt and had issue.
7. Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia (13 September 1892 – 11 December 1980) married Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and had issue.

Titles and styles

• 22 October 1858 – 27 February 1881 Her Highness Princess Auguste Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
• 27 February 1881 – 9 March 1888 Her Royal Highness Princess Wilhelm of Prussia.
• 9 March 1888 – 15 June 1888: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The German Crown Princess, Crown Princess of Prussia.
• 15 June 1888 – 11 April 1921 Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia.

Honours

• Dame of the Order of Saint Elisabeth.
• Dame of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa.