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Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Augusta Reuss, Junior Line (Auguste Mathilde Wilhelmine Reuß; 26 May 1822 – 3 March 1862) was Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as the first spouse of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
| Princess Augusta | |
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 Portrait by Friedrich Kaulbach, 1856 | |
| Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
| Tenure | 3 November 1849 – 3 March 1862 |
| Born | 26 May 1822 Klipphausen, Kingdom of Saxony |
| Died | 3 March 1862 (aged 39) Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Frederick Francis III Duke Paul Frederick Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia Duke Nikolaus Duke John Albert Duke Alexander |
| House | Reuss Junior Line |
| Father | Heinrich LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz |
| Mother | Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
Princess Augusta, third child and second daughter of Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss of Köstritz, and his first wife, Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode, was born at Klipphausen, Kingdom of Saxony.[1]
Reuss zu Köstritz branch belonged to the Junior line of the House of Reuss.
On 3 November 1849 in Ludwigslust, Augusta married Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin son of Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] Together they had six children.[2]
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Augusta's early death raised some questions in the court. It was said that Augusta died of "bronchial problems associated with heart disease".[3] One biographer said she died of a type of fever.[4]
Augusta was buried in the gardens of Schwerin Castle and by 1905, a memorial portrait was built by sculptor Wilhelm Wandschneider.
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