Princess Augusta of Württemberg
| Princess Augusta of Württemberg | |
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Cabinet portrait of Princess Augusta of Württemberg
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| Born |
4 October 1826 Stuttgart |
| Died | 3 December 1898 (aged 72) Stuttgart |
| Burial | 6 December 1898 Prague Cemetery, Stuttgart |
| Spouse | Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
| Father | William I of Württemberg |
| Mother | Pauline of Württemberg |
Princess Augusta of Württemberg (4 October 1826 in Stuttgart – 3 December 1898, ibid.) was a daughter of King William I of Württemberg and his wife, Pauline of Württemberg.
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. He was her age and served in the Cavalry of Württemberg as an officer. Later that year, he was promoted from Rittmeister to lieutenant colonel. In 1853, he was promoted to commander of the guards regiment.
Weimar Palace at Neckarstraße 25 was, for many years, the center of an artistically oriented social life. In 1865, Hermann left the army with the rank of lieutenant general, because he was denied further promotions. He had tried to become King Charles's adjutant general and imperial governor of Alsace-Lorraine but was unsuccessful. For lack of other activities, Prince Weimar, as he was called in Stuttgart, supported social, patriotic and artistic societies.
Hermann and Augusta had four sons and two daughters:
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