Background
Augusta was the only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen.
Augusta was the only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen.
She was the mother of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Georg was seventeen years older than she was. Augusta"s paternal grandparents were Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Luise Eleonore of Hohenloe-Langenburg.
Her maternal grandparents were William II, Elector of Hesse and Princess Augusta of Prussia, daughter of Frederick William II of Prussia.
Despite the large age difference, they seemed to have a good relationship.
