Augusta of Cambridge
Princess Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louisa of Cambridge
Daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) and his wife Auguste, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1797-1889).
Born: Palace of Montbrillant (Schloss Montbrillant), Hanover 19. Jul 1822
Baptised: Palace of Montbrillant 16. Aug 1822
Godparents:
Princess Augusta oft he United Kingdom (paternal aunt)
Augusta, Electress of Hesse, née Princess of Prussia (her mother’s cousin)
Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse, née Princess of Nassau-Usingen (maternal grandmother)
Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg, née Princess of the United Kingdom (paternal aunt)
Charlotte, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel, née Princess of Denmark (her maternal uncle’s wife)
Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg, née Princess oft he United Kingdom (paternal aunt
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester (paternal aunt)
Marie, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (maternal aunt)
Princess Sophia oft he United Kingdom (paternal aunt)
Louisa, Landgravine of Hesse (either her maternal aunt or the wife of her mother’s paternal uncle)
Louisa, Princess of Nassau-Usingen
Prince Frederick, Duke of York (paternal uncle)
Married: Buckingham Palace, London 28. Jun 1843 Friedrich Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince and later Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1819-1904), her first cousin, son of Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779-1860) and Marie, Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1796-1880)
Issue:
Stillborn Son (1843)
Friedrich Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (born and died London 13. Jan 1845)
Adolf Friedrich V. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848-1914) m.1877 Elisabeth, Princess of Anhalt (1857-1933)
Died: Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg 5. Dec 1916
Buried: Mirow Palace (Schlossinsel Mirow), Mecklenburg
Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; for christening and godparents see Yvonne’s Royalty Home Page http://users.uniserve.com/~canyon/christenings.htm#Christenings