Auguste of Hesse-Cassel

Auguste Wilhelmine Luise, Princess of Hesse-Cassel, later anglicised her name as “Augusta”.

Daughter of Friedrich, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1747-1837) and his wife Caroline, Princess of Nassau-Usingen (1762-1823).

Born: Rumpenheim Castle, Kassel, Hesse 25. Jul 1797

Married: Kassel, Hesse 7. May and Buckingham Palace 1. Jun 1818 Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850), son of George III. King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820) and Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818).

Issue:

• Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) m. (in contradiction of the Royal Marriages Act) 1847 Sarah Fairbrother (1816-1890)

• Princess Augusta of Cambridge (1822-1916) m. 1843 Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1819-1904)

• Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833-1897) m. 1866 Franz, Herzog von Teck (1837-1900)

Died: St. James’s Palace, London 6. Apr 1889

  

  

Source:  Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/1, 1983, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt;