Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
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| Born | 23 May 1730 Berlin |
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| Spouse | Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| Issue | Princess Friederike of Prussia Prince Friedrich Heinrich of Prussia Louise, Princess Radziwiłł Prince Heinrich of Prussia Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Prince Friedrich Paul of Prussia Prince Augustus of Prussia |
| House | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | Frederick William I of Prussia |
| Mother | Sophia Dorothea of Hanover |
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Prince August Ferdinand of Prussia (German: August Ferdinand von Preußen; 23 May 1730, Berlin – 2 May 1813, Berlin) was a Prussian Prince and general, and Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights") of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John. He belonged to the House of Hohenzollern, and was the youngest son of Frederick William I of Prussia by his wife Queen Sophia Dorothea.
Family
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He was the youngest child of King Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.[1] He was also a younger brother of King Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia), Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden, and Wilhelmine Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
Already at the age of 5, he joined the Infantry regiment „Kronprinz“. In 1740, his brother named him commander of Infantry regiment Nr 34. In 1756, he became Major General and accompanied his brother the King on his campaigns in Saxony, Bohemia and Silesia. He fought in the Battle of Breslau and the Battle of Leuthen. But in 1758, bad health forced him to leave the army.
On September 12, 1763, Ferdinand was elected as Master of the Knights of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John, a post he held until 1812.
Ferdinand is also remembered for having the Schloss Bellevue in the Berliner Tiergarten built.
Marriage and children
He married his niece, Margravine Elisabeth Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, on 27 September 1755.[2] She was a daughter of his older sister Sophia Dorothea and her husband Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Despite this family tie, she was only eight years younger than he.
They had seven children:
- Friederike Elisabeth Dorothea Henriette Amalie, Princess of Prussia (1761–1773)
- Friedrich Heinrich Emil Karl, Prince of Prussia (1769–1773)
- Friederike Dorothea Luise Philippine, Princess of Prussia (1770–1836), married to Prince Antoni Radziwiłł. Had issue.
- Friedrich Christian Heinrich Ludwig (1771–1790)
- Friedrich Ludwig Christian (1772–1806), killed in the Battle of Saalfeld. No issue.
- Friedrich Paul Heinrich August, Prince of Prussia (1776)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich August, Prince of Prussia (1779–1843), never married.
Augustus died in Berlin on 2 May 1813. Elisabeth Louise would die seven years later, on 10 February 1820.
Ancestry
References
Sources
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- Family Tree at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
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Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
Born: 23 May 1730 Died: 2 May 1813 |
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| Preceded by | Herrenmeister (Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John 1762-1812 |
Succeeded by Friedrich Carl Alexander, Prinz von Preußen |
