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Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Gräfin Reuß zu Ebersdorf; 19 January 1757 – 16 November 1831), was by marriage the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was the grandmother and godmother of both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband and cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .
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Jan 19, 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Augusta, the grandmother of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was a religious and influential noblewoman who married into the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld family and had seven children who became royalty in Europe.
Jun 18, 2015 · The grandmother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Augusta Caroline Sophie was born a Countess Reuss of Ebersdorf on January 19, 1757, in Ebersdorf Castle, in Ebersdorf, County of Reuss-Ebersdorf, now in Thuringia, Germany.
In Ebersdorf on 13 June 1777, Francis married Countess Augusta Reuss of Lobenstein-Ebersdorf, daughter of Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf and his wife Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg. They had ten children, seven of whom survived to adulthood: [1]
NameDate Of BirthDate Of DeathAge At Death19 August 1778, in Coburg8 July 1835, in Tušimice, Bohemia56 years28 August 1779, in Coburg14 March 1824, in St. Petersburg44 yearsJuliane Henriette Ulrike (upon her ...23 September 1781, in Coburg15 August 1860, in Elfenau, near Berne, ...78 yearsStillborn son17821782–Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1757–1831) German duchess. Born on January 9, 1757; died on November 16, 1831; daughter of Henry XXIV, count of Reuss-Ebersdorf, and Caroline Ernestine, countess Erbach-Schonberg (b. 1727); grandmother of Queen Victoria ; married Francis Frederick (1750–1806), duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; children: Sophie (b ...
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf ( German: Gräfin Reuß zu Ebersdorf; 19 January 1757 – 16 November 1831), was by marriage the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was the grandmother and godmother of both Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort.
Other daughters of the house also made important marriages: Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, by marriage the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, was the maternal grandmother of Queen Victoria and the paternal grandmother of Albert, Prince Consort.
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