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Augusta, in full Maria Luise Augusta Katharina, (born September 30, 1811, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar [Germany]—died January 7, 1890, Berlin), queen consort of Prussia from 1861 and German empress from 1871, the wife of William I.

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was Queen of Prussia and the first German Empress as the wife of Wilhelm I, German Emperor.

Augusta was the third and last child of her parents' marriage. She was described as unattractive, but cheerful and wise. On 17 June 1851, she married Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach. He was her age and served in the Cavalry of Württemberg as an officer.

Princess Augusta Katherine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Birth. 14 Jan 1827. Chichester, Chichester District, West Sussex, England. Death. 3 Apr 1904 (aged 77) London, City of London, Greater London, England. Burial.

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Hohenzollern. Birth. 30 Sep 1811. Weimar, Stadtkreis Weimar, Thüringen, Germany. Death. 7 Jan 1890 (aged 78) Berlin, Germany. Burial.

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – The first German Empress (Part one) Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born on 30 September 1811 as the daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. The disappointment in her gender was great as she was not the hoped-for heir.

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Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born on September 30th, 1811, as the second daughter and third child of Charles Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Maria Pavlovna of Russia. Augusta’s mother was the granddaughter of Catherine the Great, Tsarina of Russia, making Augusta Catherine the Great’s great-granddaughter.