Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
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| Augusta of Hesse-Kassel | ||
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| Duchess of Cambridge | ||
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| The Duchess of Cambridge in 1818 by William Beechey. | ||
| Born | 25 July 1797 Rumpenheim Castle, Offenbach am Main | |
| Died | 6 April 1889 (aged 91) St James's Palace, Pall Mall, London | |
| Spouse | Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (m 1818) | |
| Issue | ||
| Full name | ||
| Auguste Wilhelmine Luise | ||
| House | Hesse-Kassel | |
| Father | Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel | |
| Mother | Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen | |
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Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (Auguste Wilhelmine Luise; 25 July 1797 – 6 April 1889) was the wife of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the tenth-born child, and seventh son, of George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The longest-lived daughter-in-law of George III, she was the maternal grandmother of Mary of Teck, wife of George V.
Issue[edit]
- Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (of Cambridge 26 March 1819 – 17 March 1904) married 1847, Sarah Louisa Fairbrother; had issue. Marriage unrecognised by law.
- Princess Augusta of Cambridge (19 July 1822 – 4 December 1916) married Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and had issue.
- ess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (27 November 1833 – 27 October 1897) married Francis, Duke of Teck and had issue.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 25 July 1797 – 7 May 1818 Her Serene Highness Princess Auguste Wilhelmine Luise of Hesse.
7 May 1818 – 8 July 1850 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.
- 8 July 1850 – 6 April 1889 Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Cambridge.
Categories:
- 1797 births
- 1889 deaths
- Dowager duchesses
- British duchesses by marriage
- Wives of British princes
- Burials at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- Companions of the Order of the Crown of India
- Hanoverian princesses by marriage
- House of Hesse-Kassel
- Landgravines of Hesse-Kassel
- Women of the Victorian era
- Duchesses of Cambridge
- Royal reburials