Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751, and Dowager Princess of Wales thereafter. She was one of only three holders of the title who never became queen. Princess Augusta's eldest son succeeded as George III of the United Kingdom in 1760, as her husband, Frederick, Prince of Wales, had died nine years earlier.
| Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Wales | |
 Portrait by Charles Philips, 1736 | |
| Born | 30 November 1719 Gotha, Germany |
| Died | 8 February 1772 (aged 52) Carlton House, London |
| Burial | February 15, 1772 |
| Spouse | Frederick, Prince of Wales |
| Issue | Princess Augusta George III Edward, Duke of York Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain William, Duke of Gloucester Henry, Duke of Cumberland Princess Louisa Prince Frederick Caroline Matilda of Wales |
| House | House of Hanover House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Father | Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Mother | Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Princess Augusta Of Saxe-Gotha Media
One of the first portraits of Augusta by William Hogarth, 1736–1738
Augusta and her family in 1739, by Jean Baptiste van Loo. Notably, the man standing to her right is not her husband, but William Irby, 1st Baron Boston.
Portrait by Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1754
The Family of Frederick, Prince of Wales, a group portrait commissioned from George Knapton by Augusta and completed less than a year after Frederick's death
Portrait by Allan Ramsay, 1759
Coat of arms of the Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Princess of Wales (30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772).
