Duchess Auguste of Württemberg
Duchess Auguste Elisabeth of Württemberg[1] (in German: Auguste Elisabeth, Herzogin von Württemberg;[1] 30 October 1734 – 4 June 1787)[1] was a member of the Ducal House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg by birth. Through her marriage to Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Auguste was also a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis.[1]
| Duchess Auguste of Württemberg | |||||
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| Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis | |||||
| Tenure | 17 March 1773 – 1776 | ||||
| Predecessor | Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen | ||||
| Successor | Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Born | 30 October 1734 Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 4 June 1787 (aged 52) Hornberg, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Issue | Princess Maria Theresia Princess Sophie Friederike Prince Franz Johann Nepomuck Princess Henrica Karoline Prince Alexander Karl Princess Friederike Dorothea Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Friedrich Johann Nepomuck | ||||
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| House | Württemberg | ||||
| Father | Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Family and early life
Auguste was the sixth and youngest child of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg and his wife Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.[1] In her youth, she had lived with her mother, until she entered the exclusive Ursuline convent in Metz in 1750.[2] In 1752, her eldest brother Karl Eugen had wanted her to marry a French prince of the blood to assist in his reorientation of Württemberg policy towards France.[2] The match fell through however, and to save the cost of maintaining Auguste, she was instead married off to her maternal cousin Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.
Marriage and issue
Auguste married Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, son of Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Margravine Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, on 3 September 1753 in Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg.[1] They had eight children:[1]
- Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (born 10 July 1757 † 9 March 1776)[1]
- ∞ 25 August 1774 Kraft Ernst, Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein (born about 1748 † 1802)
- Princess Sophie Friederike of Thurn and Taxis (born 20 July 1758; † 31 May 1800)[1]
- ∞ 31 December 1775 Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł (11 May 1759-18 September 1786)
- ∞ around 1795 NN Kazanowski
- ∞ 1797 to a Count Ostrorog
- Prince Franz Johann Nepomuck of Thurn and Taxis (baptized 2 October 1759; † 22 January 1760)[1]
- Princess Henrica Karoline of Thurn and Taxis (baptized 25 April 1762; † 25 April 1784)[1]
- ∞ 21 April 1783 with Johannes Aloysius II, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg
- Prince Alexander Karl of Thurn and Taxis (born 19 April 1763; † 21 April 1763)[1]
- Princess Friederike Dorothea of Thurn and Taxis (born 11 September 1764 † 10 November 1764)[1]
- Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (born 22 February 1770; † 15 July 1827)[1]
- ∞ 25 May 1789 with Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Prince Friedrich Johann Nepomuck of Thurn and Taxis (born 11 April 1772 † 7 December 1805), unmarried[1]
Ancestry
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References
- Darryl Lundy (13 Dec 2008). "Auguste Elisabeth Herzogin von Württemberg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- Wilson, p. 245.
- Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 110.
Sources
- Wilson, Peter H. (2004). "Women and Imperial Politics: The Württemberg Consorts 1674–1757" in Queenship in Europe 1660–1815: The Role of the Consort. Clarissa Campbell Orr (ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81422-7.
Duchess Auguste of Württemberg Born: 30 October 1734 Died: 4 June 1787 | ||
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| Preceded by Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen |
Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis 17 March 1773–1776 |
Succeeded by Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |