Prince Augustus William of Prussia

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For the son of Emperor William II, see Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887-1949).

Prince Augustus William Spouse Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Issue Frederick William II of Prussia Prince Henry Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange Prince Emil House House of Hohenzollern Father Frederick William I of Prussia Mother Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Born 9 August 1722(1722-08-09) Stadtschloss, Berlin, Prussia Died 12 June 1758(1758-06-12) (aged 35) Oranienburg, Prussia

Prussian Royalty House of Hohenzollern Frederick William I Children    Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth    Frederick Louis, Prince of Orange    Friedrich William, Prince of Orange    Princess Charlotte Albertine    Frederick II    Friederike Luise, Margravine of Ansbach    Philippine Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel    Prince Ludwig Karl Wilhelm    Sophia Dorothea, Margravine of Schwedt    Louisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden    Prince Augustus William    Anna Amalie, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg    Prince Henry    Prince Augustus Ferdinand

Augustus William of Prussia (German: August Wilhelm; 9 August 1722 – 12 June 1758) was Prince of Prussia and a brother of Frederick the Great. He was the second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.

He was a younger brother of Wilhelmine of Bayreuth, Frederick II of Prussia and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia.

Augustus was a general in the Silesian Wars.

He married Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Because his older brother had no children, Augustus's oldest son inherited the throne as King Frederick William II of Prussia. The prince was the owner of the future Crown Princes Palace, Berlin.

Issue

• Frederick William II of Prussia (1744–1797)
  • married (1) Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had one child Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (1767–1820), who married Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, the second son of George III of the United Kingdom.
  • married (2) Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt and had issue.
• Prince Henry of Prussia (1747–1767) died unmarried.
• Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (1751–1820) married William V, Prince of Orange and had issue.
• Prince Emil of Prussia (1758–1759) died in infancy.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 9 August 1722 – 12 June 1758 His Royal Highness Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia

Ancestry

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