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Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom
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The Princess Augusta Sophia (8 November 1768 – 22 September 1840) was a member of the British Royal Family, second daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte. She was a Princess of the United Kingdom and a Princess of Hanover
Early life
Princess Augusta Sophia was born at Buckingham House, St James's Park, London, the sixth child and second daughter of George III (1738-1820) and his wife Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Her mother was very keen to shelter her daughters, so Augusta was forced to be a companion of her mother, who did not die until a month before the princess's fiftieth birthday. For that reason, she never married or had any children.
Later life
According to a flyer held by the V&A Archives, Princess Augusta was a patron of L. Bertolotto's flea circus.
She died on 22 September 1840 at Clarence House, St. James, London, and was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor on 2 October, after lying in state at Frogmore.[1]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
Arms
As of 1789, as a daughter of the sovereign, Augusta Sophia had use of the arms of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points, the centre point bearing a rose gules, the outer points ermine.[2]
Ancestors
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Ancestors of Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom |
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16. George I of Great Britain |
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8. George II of Great Britain |
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17. Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
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4. Frederick, Prince of Wales |
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18. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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9. Caroline of Ansbach |
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19. Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach |
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2. George III of the United Kingdom |
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20. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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10. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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21. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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5. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
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22. Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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11. Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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23. Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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1. Princess Augusta Sophia
of the United Kingdom |
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24. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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12. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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25. Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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6. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow |
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26. Christian William I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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13. Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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27. Antoine Sybille of Barby-Muhlingen |
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3. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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28. Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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14. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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29. Sofie of Waldeck |
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7. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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30. George Louis I of Erbach-Erbach |
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15. Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach |
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31. Amelie Katherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg |
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