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Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Gräfin Reuß zu Ebersdorf; 19 January 1757 – 16 November 1831), was by marriage the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was the grandmother and godmother of both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband and cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .
Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1757–1831) German duchess. Born on January 9, 1757; died on November 16, 1831; daughter of Henry XXIV, count of Reuss-Ebersdorf, and Caroline Ernestine, countess Erbach-Schonberg (b. 1727); grandmother of Queen Victoria ; married Francis Frederick (1750–1806), duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; children: Sophie (b ...
Countess Augusta Caroline Sophie Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757–1831) was the second of the seven children of Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, and Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg. In 1777 she married Franz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, with whom she had ten children.
Jun 18, 2015 · The grandmother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Augusta Caroline Sophie was born a Countess Reuss of Ebersdorf on January 19, 1757, in Ebersdorf Castle, in Ebersdorf, County of Reuss-Ebersdorf, now in Thuringia, Germany.
Jan 19, 2019 · Augusta grew up in Ebersdorf in a deeply religious family, in an area known for the Lutheran movement of Pietism which promoted simple Christian living and deep piety. One of her ancestors is even credited with leading the Moravian church.
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Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf ( German: Gräfin Reuß zu Ebersdorf; 19 January 1757 – 16 November 1831), was by marriage the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was the grandmother and godmother of both Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort. Family.
