Princess Augusta of Cambridge
Caroline Augusta of Cambridge, Princess of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover; (full name: Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise ) ( born July 19, 1822 in Hannover, † December 5, 1916 in Neustrelitz ) was a granddaughter of the British King George III. and by marriage Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg -Strelitz.
Life
Caroline Augusta was the eldest daughter of Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge, and Viceroy of Hanover ( 1774-1850 ) and his wife Princess Augusta of Hesse ( 1797-1889 ), daughter of the Landgrave Frederick of Hesse -Kassel- Rumpenheim and the Caroline Polyxena of Nassau- Usingen. She grew up in Hanover, where her father served as governor-general, and was used from 1831 as viceroy of Hanover.
On June 28, 1843 Caroline Augusta married her cousin in London ( first degree) Hereditary Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg -Strelitz ( 1819-1904 ), son of Grand Duke George and the Princess Marie of Hesse- Kassel. The marriage had two sons, of whom only Prince Adolf Frederick survived.
Although Augusta Caroline spent most of her life in Germany, she held private contacts with the royal family still maintained. After her mother's death († 1889), she inherited a house near the Buckingham Palace, where she spent part of the year until her health made her unable to go on trips. Among the preparations for the coronation of King Edward VII (1841-1910) and his wife, Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) on August 9, 1902, she was interviewed by the Earl Marshal Henry Fitzalan - Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, according to the label. Since there was no record of the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837, she was able to specify information about the details. A special friendly relationship she had to her niece, and later Queen Mary ( 1867-1953 ). At their coronation on June 22, 1911 in Westminster Abbey, she was unable to attend for health reasons. During World War II, the letter Contact the British queen could only be maintained through the Swiss Embassy.
Grand Duchess Augusta Caroline of Mecklenburg -Strelitz died in Neustrelitz and was buried in the Castle Mirow.