Prince August Ferdinand of Prussia (German: August Ferdinand von Preußen; 23 May 1730, Berlin – 2 May 1813, Berlin) was a Prussian Prince and general, and Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights") of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John. He belonged to the House of Hohenzollern, and was the youngest son of Frederick William I of Prussia by his wife Queen Sophia Dorothea.
[edit] Family
He was the youngest child of King Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.[1] He was also a younger brother of King Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia), Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden, and Wilhelmine Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
[edit] Marriage and children
He married his niece, Margravine Elisabeth Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, on 27 September 1755.[2] She was a daughter of his older sister Sophia Dorothea and her husband Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Despite this family tie, she was only eight years younger than he.
They had seven children:
Augustus died in Berlin on 2 May 1813. Elisabeth Louise would die seven years later, on 10 February 1820.
[edit] Ancestry
| Ancestors of Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia |
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16. George William, Elector of Brandenburg |
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8. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg |
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17. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate |
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4. Frederick I of Prussia |
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18. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange |
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9. Countess Luise Henriette of Nassau |
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19. Countess Amalia of Solms-Braunfels |
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2. Frederick William I of Prussia |
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20. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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10. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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21. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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5. Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover |
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22. Frederick V, Elector Palatine |
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11. Sophia of the Palatinate |
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23. Princess Elizabeth of Scotland |
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1. Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia |
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24. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg =20, 28 |
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12. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg =10 |
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25. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt =21, 29 |
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6. George I of Great Britain |
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26. Frederick V, Elector Palatine =22 |
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13. Sophia of the Palatinate =11 |
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27. Princess Elizabeth of Scotland =23 |
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3. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover |
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28. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg =20, 24 |
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14. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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29. Landgravine Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt =21, 25 |
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7. Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
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30. Alexandre d'Esmier d'Olbreuse |
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15. Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse |
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31. Jacquette Poussard du Bas Vandré |
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[edit] References
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: August Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Lundy.
[edit] Sources
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Augustus Ferdinand Of Prussia, Prince |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
23 May 1730 |
| Place of birth |
Berlin |
| Date of death |
2 May 1813 |
| Place of death |
Berlin |
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