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She was born Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst. Her father was Karl of Anhalt-Zerbst and her mother was Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels.
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Magdalena Anhalt-Zerbst
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She was the maternal grandmother of George III of the United Kingdom. They had nineteen children:
Sophie (b Gotha, 30 May 1697 – d of smallpox, Gotha, 29 November 1703). 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 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. Johann Adolf (b Gotha, 18 May 1721 – d Friedrichstanneck, 29 April 1799).
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