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| name         =Princess Auguste Reuss of Köstritz
|consort=yes
| image        =Auguste, Groothertogin van Mecklenburg-Schwerin.jpg
| caption      =Portrait by [[Friedrich Kaulbach]], 1856
| succession   =[[Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| reign        = 3 November 1849 – 3 March 1862
| spouse       =[[Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg|Frederick Francis II]]
| issue        =[[Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg|Frederick Francis III]]<br>[[Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg|Duke Paul Frederick]]<br>[[Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia]]<br>Duke Nikolaus<br>[[Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg|Duke John Albert]]<br>Duke Alexander
| house = [[Reuss Junior Line]]
| father       =[[Heinrich LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz]]
| mother       =Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode
| date of birth ={{Birth date|1822|5|26|df=y}}
| place of birth =[[Klipphausen]], [[Kingdom of Saxony]]
| date of death ={{Death date and age|1862|3|3|1822|5|26|df=yes}}
| place of death =[[Schwerin]], [[Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| place of burial = [[Schwerin Castle]]
| full name = Auguste Mathilde Wilhelmine Reuß
}}

'''Princess Auguste Reuss of Köstritz''' (''Auguste Mathilde Wilhelmine Reuß''; 26 May 1822 – 3 March 1862) was [[Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] as the first consort of [[Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg|Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]].





==Marriage==

On 3 November 1849, she married [[Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] in Ludwigslust. 


==Issue==

# [[Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (19 March 1851 – 10 April 1897) married [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia]] and had issue.
# [[Prince Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (19 September 1852 – 17 May 1923) never married.
# [[Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] 14 May 1854 – 6 September 1920) married [[Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia]] and had issue.
# Prince Nikolaus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1855–1856) died young.
# Prince Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 8 December 1857 – 16 February 1920) married twice and had issue.
# Prince Alexander of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1859–1859) died young.




==Titles and styles==

*'''26 May 1822 – 3 November 1849''': ''[[Her Serene Highness]]'' Princess Auguste Reuss of Köstritz.
*'''3 November 1849 – 3 March 1862''': ''[[Her Royal Highness]]'' The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.




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