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Duchess Augusta Caroline Friederika Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (3 December 1764 – 27 September 1788), was the first wife of Frederick of Württemberg and the mother of William I of Württemberg .
The collection of papers from the House of Brunswick comprises over 200 documents, principally correspondence, covering the period 1759 to 1819. These letters are written in both French and English, and the majority of this correspondence is from Princess Augusta, later Duchess of Brunswick (1737-1813), to her brother George III.
Biography. Daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and sister of George III (qq.v.). 1764, married Charles, hereditary prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (from 1780, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel). One of her seven children was Caroline, Queen of George IV (q.v.). Returned to England towards the end of her life and died in London in 1813.
Augusta of Great Britain (Augusta Frederica; 31 July 1737 – 23 March 1813) was a British princess, granddaughter of George II and the only elder sibling of George III. She was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by marriage to Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick .
Her husband became duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1780. Augusta was able to spend more time in England after her daughter's marriage to George, Prince of Wales, in 1795, and she eventually took a house in Hanover Square, London, where she died on 23 March 1813. She was buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor.
Augusta, Dowager Duchess of Brunswick, moved to Ranger’s in 1807, amid scandal surrounding her daughter, Caroline, Princess of Wales, who lived next door. The story of their lives and relationships is as dramatic as anything Bridgerton has to offer and includes historical figures familiar to fans of the series.
Description. Portrait of Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick with her son Charles George Augustus; seen whole-length in a neo-classical interior, embracing her son, resting him on top of plinth; large Greek vase in foreground at right, distant landscape seen beyond pillars in background. c. 1767. Mezzotint. Producer name.
