Duchess Auguste of Württemberg

Duchess Auguste of Württemberg
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
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
Full name
German: Auguste Elisabeth
House	House of Württemberg House of Thurn and Taxis
Father	Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis
Born	30 October 1734(1734-10-30) Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	4 June 1787(1787-06-04) (aged 52) Hornberg, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire
Religion	Roman Catholic

Duchess Auguste Elisabeth of Württemberg^[1] (in German: Auguste Elisabeth, Herzogin von Württemberg;^[1] 30 October 1734, Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire^[1]– 4 June 1787, Hornberg, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire^[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]

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-Oettingen

• 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]

Styles of Auguste, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style	Her Ducal Serene Highness
Spoken style	Your Ducal Serene Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 30 October 1734 – 3 September 1753: Her Ducal Serene Highness Duchess Auguste of Württemberg
• 3 September 1753 – 17 March 1773: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis
• 17 March 1773–1776: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Princess of Thurn and Taxis
• 1776 – 4 June 1787: Her Ducal Serene Highness Princess Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, Duchess of Württemberg

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} Darryl Lundy (13 Dec 2008). "Auguste Elisabeth Herzogin von Württemberg". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p32364.htm#i323633. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Wilson, p. 245.

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 0521814227.

Duchess Auguste of Württemberg House of Württemberg Born: 30 October 1734 Died: 4 June 1787
German nobility
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

Persondata
Name	Auguste Of Wurttemberg, Duchess
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	30 October 1734
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire
Date of death	4 June 1787
Place of death	Hornberg, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire