Prince Augustus William of Prussia

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About Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Augustus William; 9 August 1722, Berlin – 12 June 1758, Oranienburg), Prince of Prussia, was the second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.

Augustus was a general in the Silesian Wars.

Because his older brother had no children, his oldest son inherited the throne as King Frederick William II of Prussia.

Augustus William married Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in 1742

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Prince Augustus William of Prussia's Timeline

1722
August 9, 1722
Berlin, Deutschland (Germany)
August 9, 1722
- May 31, 1740
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
August 10, 1722
Berlin City Palace, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1740
May 31, 1740
- June 12, 1758
Age 17
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1744
September 25, 1744
Berlin, Deutschland(HRR)
1747
December 30, 1747
Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1751
August 7, 1751
Berlijn, Berlijn, Germany
August 7, 1751
Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Deutschland(HRR)
1758
June 12, 1758
Age 35
Schloss Oranienburg, Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)