Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Princess of Wales
Portrait by Charles Philips, 1736
Born	(1719-11-30)30 November 1719 Gotha, Germany
Died	8 February 1772(1772-02-08) (aged 52) Carlton House, London
Burial	February 15, 1772 Westminster Abbey, London
Spouse	Frederick, Prince of Wales
Issue	Princess Augusta George III Edward, Duke of York Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain William, Duke of Gloucester Henry, Duke of Cumberland Princess Louisa Prince Frederick Caroline Matilda of Wales
House	House of Hanover House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Father	Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Mother	Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751, and Dowager Princess of Wales thereafter. She was one of only three holders of the title who never became queen. Princess Augusta's eldest son succeeded as George III of the United Kingdom in 1760, as her husband, Frederick, Prince of Wales, had died nine years earlier.