Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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
Queen consort of Prussia
Tenure2 January 1861 – 9 March 1888
German Empress consort
Tenure18 January 1871 – 9 March 1888
Born(1811-09-30)30 September 1811
Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Died7 January 1890(1890-01-07) (aged 78)
Berlin, German Empire
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1829; died 1888)
Issue
Names
Augusta Marie Luise Katharina
HouseSaxe-Weimar-Eisenach
FatherCharles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
MotherGrand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
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