Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (13 October 1679 – 11 October 1740) was, by birth, a Princess of

Anhalt-Zerbst Anhalt-Zerbst was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Potsdam-Mittelmark (Brandenburg) and Wittenberg, the city of Dessau and the districts of Köthen, Schönebeck and Jerichower ...

and, by marriage, a Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. She was the maternal grandmother of

George III of the United Kingdom George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

. She was born Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst. Her father was

Karl of Anhalt-Zerbst Charles William, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (16 October 1652, in Zerbst – 3 November 1718, in Zerbst), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. He was the third (but eldest surviving) son of John ...

and her mother was Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels.

Family

In 1696, Magdalena Augusta married her first cousin, Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, who had become Duke in 1691.
They had twenty children: # Sophie (b. Gotha, 30 May 1697 – d. of smallpox, Gotha, 29 November 1703). # Magdalena (b. Altenburg, 18 July 1698 – d. 13 November 1712). # Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 14 April 1699 – d. Gotha, 10 March 1772). # Stillborn son (Gotha, 22 April 1700). # Wilhelm (b. Gotha, 12 March 1701 – d. Gräfentonna, 31 May 1771), married on 8 November 1742 to Anna of Holstein-Gottorp. Their marriage was childless. # Karl Frederick (b. Gotha, 20 September 1702 – d. f smallpox?Gotha, 21 November 1703) # Stillborn daughter (b. and d. Gotha, 8 May 1703). # Johann August (b. Gotha, 17 February 1704 – d. Stadtroda, 8 May 1767). # Christian (b. Gotha, 27 February 1705 – d. of smallpox, Gotha, 5 March 1705). # Christian Wilhelm (b. Gotha, 28 May 1706 – d. Stadtroda, 19 July 1748), married on 27 May 1743 to Luise Reuss of Schleiz. Their marriage was childless. # Ludwig Ernst (b. Gotha, 28 December 1707 – d. Gotha, 13 August 1763) # Emanuel (b. Gotha, 5 April 1709 – d. Gotha, 10 October 1710). # Moritz (b. Altenburg, 11 May 1711 – d. Altenburg, 3 September 1777). # Sophie (b. Altenburg, 23 August 1712 – d. Altenburg, 12 November 1712). # Karl (b. Gotha, 17 April 1714 – d. Gotha, 10 July 1715). # Fredericka (b. Gotha, 17 July 1715 – d. Langensalza, 12 May 1775), married on 27 November 1734 to Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. # Stillborn son (Gotha, 30 November 1716). # Magdalena Sibylle (b. Gotha, 15 August 1718 – d. Gotha, 9 November 1718). # Augusta (b. Gotha, 30 November 1719 – d. Carlton House, 8 February 1772), married on 8 May 1736 to

Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales, (Frederick Louis, ; 31 January 170731 March 1751), was the eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain. He grew estranged from his parents, King George and Queen Caroline. Frederick was the fa ...

. They had 9 children, their second child ''later became'' King

George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

of Great Britain. # Johann Adolf (b. Gotha, 18 May 1721 – d. Friedrichstanneck, 29 April 1799).

Ancestry

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Magdalena Augusta Of Anhalt-Zerbst, Princess Princesses of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Duchesses of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg House of Ascania House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1679 births 1740 deaths