Augusta Karoline of Cambridge

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Princess Augusta Karoline, the future Grand Duchess
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, around 1900

Augusta Karoline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise of Cambridge, Princess of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (born  July 19, 1822 in Hanover ; † December 5, 1916 in Neustrelitz ) was a granddaughter of the British King George III. and by marriage Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Life

Augusta Karoline was the eldest daughter of Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge , and Viceroy of Hanover (1774-1850) and his wife Princess Auguste of Hesse (1797-1889), daughter of Landgrave Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel-Rumpenheim and the Caroline Polyxene from Nassau-Usingen. She grew up in Hanover, where her father was general governor and was appointed viceroy of Hanover from 1831 .

On June 28, 1843 married Augusta Karoline in London her cousin (first degree) Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1819-1904), son of Grand Duke George and Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel . The marriage resulted in two sons, of whom only Prince Adolf Friedrich survived.

Although Augusta Karoline spent most of her life in Germany, she continued to maintain private contacts with the royal family. After the death of her mother († 1889) she inherited a house near Buckingham Palace , where she spent part of the year until her health made it impossible for her to travel. In preparation for the coronation of King Edward VII (1841-1910) and his wife Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) on August 9, 1902, Earl Marshal Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk , asked about etiquette . Since there were no records of Queen Victoria's coronation in 1837, she was able to provide details of the details. She had a particularly friendly relationship with her niece and future queen, Mary (1867–1953). At their coronation on June 22, 1911 in Westminster Abbey , she was unable to attend for health reasons. During the First World War , correspondence with the British Queen could only be maintained through the Swiss embassy.

Grand Duchess Augusta Karoline von Mecklenburg-Strelitz died in Neustrelitz and was buried on the Mirow Castle Island in the crypt Mirow Johanniterkirche .

The little egg

The little egg

The German painter Georg Friedrich Reichmann (1798-1853) portrayed Augusta Karoline von Cambridge in his oil painting Das Eierlieschen . Reichmann had already captured Augusta Karoline as a child in Biedermeier bourgeois clothing between 1825 and 1830 on canvas.

Awards

literature

  • The marriage of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Auguste of Cambridge . In: Illustrirte Zeitung . No. 11 . J. J. Weber, Leipzig September 9, 1843, p. 163-166 ( books.google.de ).
  • Sandra Lembke: Highnesses, diplomats and saviors of honor. Guests at the Mecklenburg-Strelitzer Hof. Verlag Steffen, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-942477-60-4 .
  • Sandra Lembke: Majesties, Generals and Heartbreakers. Guests at the Mecklenburg-Strelitzer Hof. Verlag Steffen, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-942477-97-0 .
  • Helmut Borth: An English princess from Hanover. Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elisabeth Mary Sophia Louise of Great Britain (1822–1916), Ireland and Hanover, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In: Herzoghaus Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Of crowned heads, blue-blooded cuckoo children and the Mirow princely crypt. Steffen, Friedland bei Neubrandenburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-942477-95-6 , pp. 160-164. ( books.google.de )

Web links

Commons : Augusta Karoline von Cambridge  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Achim Mayer: History of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1816–1890 together with a chronicle of the city of Friedland from 1244–1890. Verlag der Barnewitzschen Hofbuchdruckerei, Neustrelitz 1890, p. 21.
  2. ↑ Achim Mayer: History of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1816–1890 together with a chronicle of the city of Friedland from 1244–1890. Verlag der Barnewitzschen Hofbuchdruckerei, Neustrelitz 1890, p. 26 f.
  3. ↑ The Island Crow: Curiosities from everyday life on the island. (PDF, p. 4.) In: Mirower Zeitung. May 9, 2015, accessed February 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ The eggs Lizzie - Georg Friedrich Reichmann. dorotheum.com, accessed February 14, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Order based on: Grand Ducal Schwerin State Calendar 1906
personal data
SURNAME Cambridge, Augusta Karoline of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover, Augusta Karoline von; Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Augusta Karoline von; Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover, Augusta Karoline Charlotte Elisabeth Mary Sophia Louise von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British princess, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH December 5, 1916
Place of death Neustrelitz