Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Who was Prince Augustus William of Prussia?

Augustus William of Prussia was Prince of Prussia and a brother of Frederick II. He was the second son of Frederick William I and Sophia Dorothea.

He was a younger brother of Friederike Sophie, Frederick II and Louisa Ulrika.

Augustus was a general in the Silesian Wars.

He married Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Because his older brother had no children, Augustus's oldest son inherited the throne as Frederick William II of Prussia. The prince was the owner of the future Crown Prince's Palace in Berlin. Augustus died suddenly in 1758 at Oranienburg, according to some of "a broken heart," in reference to his brother Frederick II's harsh treatment of him for his incompetent military leadership in the Battle of Kolin during the Seven Years' War. In reality he died from a brain tumor.