Prince Augustus William of Prussia
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- For the son of Emperor William II, see Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887-1949).
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Augustus William (German: August Wilhelm; 9 August 1722, Berlin – 12 June 1758, Oranienburg), Prince of Prussia, 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.
Because his older brother had no children, his oldest son inherited the throne as King Frederick William II of Prussia.
[edit] Family
Augustus William married Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in 1742. They had the following children:
- Frederick William (1744-1797)
- Frederick Henry Charles, Prince of Prussia (1747-1767)
- Wilhelmina of Prussia (1751-1820), married William V, Prince of Orange
- George Charles Emil (1758-1759)
[edit] Ancestry
| Prince August William of Prussia | Father: Frederick William I of Prussia |
Paternal Grandfather: Frederick I of Prussia |
Paternal Great-Grandfather: Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Paternal Great-Grandmother: Luise Henriette of Nassau |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Sophia Charlotte of Hanover |
Paternal Great-Grandfather: Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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| Paternal Great-Grandmother: Sophia of Hanover |
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| Mother: Sophia Dorothea of Hanover |
Maternal Grandfather: George I of Great Britain |
Maternal Great-Grandfather: Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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| Maternal Great-Grandmother: Sophia of Hanover |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
Maternal Great-Grandfather: George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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| Maternal Great-Grandmother: Eleanore d'Olbreuse |
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