Princess Augusta of Prussia

Augusta of Prussia
Electress consort of Hesse
Tenure	27 February 1821 – 19 February 1841
Born	(1780-05-01)1 May 1780 Potsdam, Prussia
Died	19 February 1841(1841-02-19) (aged 60) Kassel
Spouse	William II, Elector of Hesse ​ ​ (m. 1797)​
Issue	Prince Wilhelm Princess Karoline Princess Luise Frederick William, Elector of Hesse Marie, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Ferdinand
Names Auguste Christine Friederike
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick William II of Prussia
Mother	Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

Prussian Royalty
House of Hohenzollern
Frederick William II
Children Princess Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York and Albany Frederick William III Princess Christine Prince Louis Charles Wilhelmine, Queen of the Netherlands Augusta, Electress of Hesse Prince Henry Prince Wilhelm
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Augusta of Prussia (Christine Friederike Auguste; 1 May 1780 – 19 February 1841) was a German salonist, painter, and Electress consort of Hesse by marriage to William II, Elector of Hesse. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.