Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Princess of Wales
	Portrait by Charles Philips, 1736
Born	30 November 1719; Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Died	8 February 1772 (aged 52); Carlton House, London, England
Burial	15 February 1772; Westminster Abbey
Spouse	Frederick, Prince of Wales (m. 1736; died 1751)
Issue	Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; George III; Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany; Princess Elizabeth; Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh; Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn; Princess Louisa; Prince Frederick; Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway;
House	Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Father	Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Mother	Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (30 November [O.S. 19 November] 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of King George II. She never became queen consort, as Frederick predeceased his father in 1751. Augusta's eldest son succeeded her father-in-law as George III in 1760. After her spouse died, Augusta was the presumptive regent of Great Britain in the event of a regency, until her son reached majority in 1756.

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