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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.
Augusta 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. She was jealously devoted to her children,
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ( German: Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was a German state, created as a duchy in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741. It was raised to a grand duchy in 1815 by resolution of the Congress of Vienna.
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.
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1811-1890) the younger daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, married, in 1829, Prince William of Prussia, later William I, King of Prussia and German Emperor.
Feb 2, 2022 · Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Einsach was just another German princess who became Queen of Prussia. But after the unification of Germany, she became an Empress. The Royal Women
Jul 9, 2019 · Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was the wife of Wilhelm I, German Emperor and King of Prussia. She was born Princess Augusta Marie Luise Katharina on September 30, 1811, in Weimar, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, now in the German state of Thuringia, the second daughter of Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Grand ...
