Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales
(1719-1772), Mother of George IIIEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 15 portraits
Augusta was the thirteenth child of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Gotha - a small German state. When she was sixteen she married Frederick, Prince of Wales, the son of George II. Well liked by everyone in England, she had greater skill in politics than she was initially given credit for, and she made particular use of her position as wife of the heir to the throne. After the premature death of her husband, Augusta continued to influence British politics as the mother of George III.
Related People
- Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (grandson)
- Princess Augusta Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttell (daughter)
- Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark (daughter)
- Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (son)
- Princess Elizabeth Caroline (daughter)
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (husband)
- Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (son)
- King George III (son)
- Princess Louisa Anne (daughter)
- Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (son)
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