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Signature. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ( Maria Luise Augusta Catherina; 30 September 1811 – 7 January 1890), was Queen of Prussia and the first German Empress as the wife of William I, German Emperor . A member of the Grand Ducal House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and closely related to the Russian Imperial House of Romanov through her mother ...
Augusta (born September 30, 1811, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar [Germany]—died January 7, 1890, Berlin) was the queen consort of Prussia from 1861 and German empress from 1871, the wife of William I. The younger daughter of Charles Frederick , grand duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, she was married to the future king and emperor on June 11, 1829.
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Apr 10, 2020 · Learn about the life and marriage of Augusta, the mother of William I, the first German Emperor. Read about her rigid upbringing, her disappointments, her political views, and her relationship with Queen Victoria.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Augusta Marie Luise Katharina; 30 September 1811 – 7 January 1890) was Queen of Prussia and the first German Empress as the wife of William I, German Emperor. Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Coronation portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1861.
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Apr 11, 2020 · The year 1888 would be the year of the three Emperors. On 9 March 1888, Augusta’s husband died and was succeeded by their son who became Frederick III, German Emperor for just 99 days. Augusta was wheeled to her husband’s bedside as he lay dying and he asked where she was, not seeing that she was holding his hand.