Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Becoming a mother (Part three)

Read part two here. Augusta did have some difficulty adjusting to life at the Prussian court. However, she certainly wasn’t bored. To her sister-in-law, Louise, she wrote about her daily routine, “English, drawing, and music lessons. I get out of the drive every day; I ride often and also go to the theatre a great [read more]
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Facing her future with resignation (Part two)

Read part one here. While William may have acted positively toward Augusta’s parents, he wrote to his sister Charlotte, “The Princess is beautiful and clever, but she leaves me cold.” Augusta’s father made him wait several weeks before responding, “I confess to you that I will not say no if my daughter expresses her yes.” [read more]
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: “Independence of character” (Part one)

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born on 30 September 1811 at three in the morning as the third, but second surviving child of Charles Frederick, the future Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. She was born in the Stadtschloss in Weimar. She had an elder sister, Princess Marie, and a younger [read more]
william i german emperor
Prussia

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The life and death of the future William I, German Emperor (Part two)

Read part one here. Around 1825, William became romantically involved with his cousin, Princess Elisa Radziwiłł. However, she was not considered to be sufficiently noble in rank for a marriage with a Prussian prince. His brother’s marriage had thus far been childless, and he might even become King one day. William’s father tried to find [read more]
Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – “None of that love for intrigue” (Part two)

Read part one here. Victoria had a point about Charles’s wicked expression. During the Revolution of 1848, he had tried to manoeuvre his older brothers out of the succession to establish himself as regent for the then-16-year-old Frederick. Augusta already disliked her brother-in-law, but this had now turned into full-blown hatred. The relationship between Marie [read more]
Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – “Angel from heaven” (Part one)

Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born on 3 February 1808 as the daughter of Charles Frederick, future Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. She was their eldest surviving child as her elder brother, Charles, had died in infancy two years earlier. She also had two younger siblings: Augusta (born 1811) [read more]