Augusta …Age: 611780–1841
- Name
- Augusta …
- Given names
- Augusta
Birth | 1780 35 28 |
Marriage | Elector William II … Of Hesse - View family |
Death of a paternal grandmother | 1780
paternal grandmother -
Louise … Of BruNew South Walesick
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Birth of a brother | 1781 (Age 12 months)
younger brother -
Charles …
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Birth of a brother | 1783 (Age 3)
younger brother -
William …
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Australian History | 1788 (Age 8) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
Australian History | 1790 (Age 10) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
Marriage of a sister | Wilhelmina … - View family 1 October 1791 (Age 11) Berlin, Germany
brother-in-law -
King William I … Of Netherlands
elder sister -
Wilhelmina …
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Australian History | 1792 (Age 12) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
Death of a brother | 1796 (Age 16)
elder brother -
Louis …
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Death of a father | 16 December 1797 (Age 17) Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
father -
Frederick William Hohenzollern
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Australian History | 1797 (Age 17) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
Australian History | 1798 (Age 18) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
Australian History | 1803 (Age 23) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
Australian History | 1804 (Age 24) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
Death of a mother | 25 February 1805 (Age 25) Berlin, Germany
mother -
Frederica … Of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Australian History | 1808 (Age 28) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
Marriage of a brother | Louis … - View family 29 August 1815 (Age 35) London, England
elder brother -
Louis …
sister-in-law -
Duchess Frederica … Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Australian History | 1817 (Age 37) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
Australian History | 1818 (Age 38) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
Death of a half-sister | 6 August 1820 (Age 40) Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, England
half-sister -
Princess Frederica Charlotte … Of Prussia
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Australian History | 1824 (Age 44) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
Australian History | 1825 (Age 45) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
Australian History | 1828 (Age 48) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
Australian History | 1829 (Age 49) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
Australian History | 1830 (Age 50) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
Australian History | 1831 (Age 51) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
Australian History | 1832 (Age 52) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
Australian History | 1833 (Age 53) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
Australian History | 1835 (Age 55) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
Australian History | 1836 (Age 56) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
Death of a sister | 12 October 1837 (Age 57) The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
elder sister -
Wilhelmina …
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Australian History | 1838 (Age 58) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
Australian History | 1839 (Age 59) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
Death of a brother | 1840 (Age 60)
elder brother -
King Frederick William III … Of Prussia
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Australian History | 1840 (Age 60) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
Australian History | 1841 (on the date of death) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
Death | 1841 (Age 61) |
Family with parents - View family |
father |
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Birth 25 September 1744 22 22 Berlin, Germany Death 16 December 1797 (Age 53) Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany Loading...
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7 years mother |
Frederica … Of Hesse-Darmstadt
Birth 16 October 1751 Prenzlau, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Germany Death 25 February 1805 (Age 53) Berlin, Germany Loading...
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Marriage: 14 July 1769 — Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany |
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6 months #1 elder brother |
King Frederick William III … Of Prussia
Birth 1770 25 18 Potsdam, Germany Death 1840 (Age 70) Loading...
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2 years #2 elder sister |
Christine …
Birth 1772 27 20 Death 1773 (Age 12 months) Loading...
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1 year #3 elder brother |
Louis …
Birth 1773 28 21 Death 1796 (Age 23) Loading...
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23 months #4 elder sister |
Wilhelmina …
Birth 18 November 1774 30 23 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany Death 12 October 1837 (Age 62) The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Loading...
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#5 brother |
Son Stillborn …
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#6 herself |
Augusta …
Birth 1780 35 28 Death 1841 (Age 61) Loading...
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1 year #7 younger brother |
Charles …
Birth 1781 36 29 Death 1846 (Age 65) Loading...
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2 years #8 younger brother |
William …
Birth 1783 38 31 Death 1851 (Age 68) Loading...
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Father’s family with Elizabeth Christine … Of Brunswalesick - View family |
father |
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Birth 25 September 1744 22 22 Berlin, Germany Death 16 December 1797 (Age 53) Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany Loading...
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2 years step-mother |
Elizabeth Christine … Of Brunswalesick
Birth 8 November 1746 Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony, Germany Death 18 February 1840 (Age 93) Stettin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Loading...
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Marriage: 14 July 1765 — Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany |
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22 months #1 half-sister |
Princess Frederica Charlotte … Of Prussia
Birth 7 May 1767 22 20 Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany Death 6 August 1820 (Age 53) Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, England Loading...
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Family with Elector William II … Of Hesse - View family |
husband |
Elector William II … Of Hesse
Death yes Loading...
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herself |
Augusta …
Birth 1780 35 28 Death 1841 (Age 61) Loading...
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Marriage: yes |