Princess Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Augusta
Princess Augusta in 1883
Born(1844-02-27)27 February 1844
Kiel, Duchy of Holstein
Died16 September 1932(1932-09-16) (aged 88)
Rotenburg an der Fulda, Weimar Republic[1]
SpousePrince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
(m. 1884; died 1890)
IssuePrince Christian
Names
Marie Karoline Auguste Ida Luise
HouseHouse of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
FatherFriedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
MotherPrincess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Marie Karoline Auguste Ida Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1844-1932) was a German princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Augusta was the oldest child and daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe; a niece of Christian IX of Denmark and a cousin of Queen Alexandra of United Kingdom, Frederik VIII of Denmark and George I of Greece.[2]

She married Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld in 1884, becoming his fourth wife.

References

  1. ^ "Augste af Glüksburg". Hans den Yngre. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  2. ^ "Hessische Biografie". Lagis-Hessen. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
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