Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of King George II. She never became queen consort, as Frederick p
Portrait by Thomas Hudson, 1750
Princess Augusta as a child
One of the first portraits of Augusta by William Hogarth, 1736–1738
Augusta and her family in 1739, by Jean Baptiste van Loo. Notably, the man standing to her right is not her husband, but William Irby, 1st Baron Boston.
Frederick, Prince of Wales
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Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
…Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (30 November [O.S. 19 November] 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of King George II. She never became queen consort, as Frederick predeceased his father in 1751. Augusta's eldest son…
Portrait by Thomas Hudson, 1750
Prince Frederick, c. 1720
The Music Party by Philippe Mercier, 1733. The Prince of Wales with his sisters Anne, Caroline and Amelia
Portrait by Philippe Mercier, 1736