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Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

1822–1916

Victoria's cousin

Facts

Born:
19 July 1822
Died:
5 December 1916 (aged 94)
  • At Victoria's accession (1837): aged 14
  • At Victoria and Albert's wedding (1840): aged 17
  • At Albert's death (1861): aged 39
  • At Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887): aged 64
  • At Victoria's death (1901): aged 78

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Life in the Almanack

  1. 19 July 1822 Birth of Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Victoria's cousin
  2. 28 June 1843 Princess Augusta of Cambridge marries Frederick William, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz aged 20
  3. 5 December 1916 Death of Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Victoria's cousin aged 94