Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
German princess (1719-1772); Princess of Wales as wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales; mother of George III From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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