Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Prince Augustus William Born 9 August 1722 Stadtschloss, Berlin, Prussia Died 12 June 1758 (aged 35) Oranienburg, Prussia 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

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

He was a younger brother of Friederike Sophie, Frederick II and Louisa Ulrika.

Augustus was a general in the Silesian Wars, and distinguished himself in the Battle of Hohenfriedberg. But in the Seven Years' War, owing to the fatal retreat of Zittau during the Battle of Kolin in 1756, he incurred the displeasure of his brother, and withdrew from the army. This conflict between the two brothers led to a correspondence, which was published in 1769.^[1]

He married Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Because his older brother had no children, Augustus's oldest son inherited the throne as Frederick William II of Prussia. The prince was the owner of the future Crown Prince's Palace in Berlin. Augustus died suddenly in 1758 at Oranienburg, according to some of "a broken heart," in reference to his brother Frederick II's harsh treatment of him for his incompetent military leadership in the Battle of Kolin. In reality he died from a brain tumor.^[2]

He was given the L’Ordre de l’Harmonie.

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

Ancestors of Prince Augustus William of Prussia

16. George William, Elector of Brandenburg               8. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg                       17. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate               4. Frederick I of Prussia                             18. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange               9. Countess Luise Henriette of Nassau                       19. Countess Amalia of Solms-Braunfels               2. Frederick William I of Prussia                                   20. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=25, 29)               10. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       21. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (=25, 29)               5. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover                             22. Frederick V, Elector Palatine (=26)               11. Sophia of Hanover                       23. Elizabeth Stuart (=27)               1. Prince Augustus William of Prussia                                         24. George, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (=20, 28)               12. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Luneburg (=10)                       25. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (=21, 29)               6. George I of Great Britain                             26. Frederick V, Elector Palatine (=22)               13. Sophia of Hanover (=11)                       27. Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (=23)               3. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover                                   28. George, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (=20, 24)               14. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       29. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (=21, 25)               7. Sophia Dorothea of Celle                             30. Alexandre d'Esmier d'Olbreuse               15. Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse                       31. Jacquette Poussard du Bas Vandré

See also

• German nobility
• Junker

References

1.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Riple, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "August Wilhelm". The American Cyclopædia.
2. Robert B. Asprey. Frederick the Great: The Magnificent Enigma. p. 491.

External links

• Media related to Prince Augustus William of Prussia (1722–1758) at Wikimedia Commons