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Lady Augusta Gordon-Lennox | |
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| Countess of Dornburg Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar | |
| Born | Augusta Katherine Gordon-Lennox 14 January 1827 |
| Died | 3 April 1904 (aged 77) |
| Spouse(s) | Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar |
| Father | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond |
| Mother | Lady Caroline Paget |
Lady Augusta Katherine Gordon-Lennox (14 January 1827 – 3 April 1904) was a daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and his wife Lady Caroline Paget. She was married to Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar.
Family and early life[edit]
Lady Augusta was the second eldest daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and his wife Lady Caroline Paget, daughter of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey.[1]
Marriage[edit]
On 27 November 1851, Lady Augusta married Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, a nephew of Queen Adelaide.[citation needed] According to the contemporary British women's magazine The Lady's Realm, the union was a "love-match" that led to Edward relinquishing his place in the line of succession to the Grand Ducal throne of Saxe-Weimar.[2]
He died in 1902.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Sanders 1909, p. 929.
- ^ Lady's Realm 1904, p. 460.
- ^ "Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar Dead". The New York Times. 17 November 1902.
- Works cited
- "English Wives of Foreign Nobleman". The Lady's Realm. 15. Hutchinson and Co: 459–469. 1904.
- Sanders, Lloyd C. (1909). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 927–929.