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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, mit vollem Namen Maria Luise Augusta Catherina von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (* 30. September 1811 in Weimar; † 7. Januar 1890 in Berlin ), war als Ehefrau Wilhelms I. seit 1861 Königin von Preußen und nach der Reichsgründung 1871 erste Deutsche Kaiserin.
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.
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.
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.
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, was Queen of Prussia and the first German Empress as the wife of William I, German Emperor.
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 ...
