Augusta can be a given name or surname. It could be derived from Augustae, a title used for the Empresses of the Roman and Byzantine Empires or simply as a feminine variant of

August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August ...

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Royalty

Augusta of Denmark Princess Augusta of Denmark (8 April 1580 – 5 February 1639) was the Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp as the wife of Duke John Adolf. She was the third daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. She was politi ...

(1580–1639), Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp *

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ( – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain, George II. She never became queen consort, as Freder ...

(1719–1772), later Princess of Wales *

Princess Augusta of Great Britain Augusta of Great Britain (Augusta Frederica; 31 July 1737 – 23 March 1813) was a British princess, granddaughter of George II and the only elder sibling of George III. She was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenb ...

(1737–1813), later Duchess of Brunswick *

Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Augusta Caroline Frederica Luise; 3 December 1764 – 27 September 1788), was the first wife of Frederick of Württemberg and the mother of William I of Württemberg. Early life Princess Augusta was bor ...

(1764–1788) *

Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom Princess Augusta Sophia (8 November 1768 – 22 September 1840) was the sixth child and second daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Childhood and adolescence Princess Augusta Sophia was born at Buckingham House, City and Liberty ...

(1768–1840) *

Princess Augusta of Prussia Augusta of Prussia (Christine Friederike Auguste; 1 May 1780 – 19 February 1841) was a German salonist, painter, and Electress consort of Hesse by marriage to William II, Elector of Hesse. She was the third daughter and fifth child of Frede ...

(1780–1841), German salonist and Electress consort of Hesse *

Princess Augusta of Bavaria Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg () (21 June 1788 in Munich – 13 May 1851 in Strasbourg) was the second child and eldest daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. ...

(1788–1851) *

Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa; 25 July 1797 – 6 April 1889) was the wife of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the tenth-born child, and seventh son, of George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenb ...

(1797–1889), later Duchess of Cambridge *

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Born ''Princess'' ''Maria Luise Augusta Katharina of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach''; 30 September 1811 – 7 January 1890), was Queen of Prussia and the first German Empress as the wife of William I, German Emperor. A ...

(1811–1890), German empress *

Princess Augusta of Cambridge Princess Augusta of Cambridge (Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise; 19 July 1822 – 5 December 1916) was a member of the British royal family as the granddaughter of George III. She married into the Grand Ducal House of Me ...

(1822–1916), Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz *

Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for t ...

(1768–1849), Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont *

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein (Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny; 22 October 1858 – 11 April 1921) was the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Biography Early life and fa ...

(1858–1921), German empress

Other

* Augusta Anderson (1875–1951), Swedish film actress *

Augusta Foote Arnold Augusta Newton Foote Arnold (October 24, 1844 – May 9, 1904) was an American author and naturalist who published three books – two cookery books under the pen name of Mary Ronald, and ''The Sea-Beach at Ebb-Tide'', regarded as a seminal work ...

(1844-1904) American naturalist and author *

Augusta Fox Bronner Augusta Fox Bronner (July 22, 1881 – December 11, 1966) was an American psychologist and criminologist, best known for her work in juvenile psychology. She co-directed the first child guidance clinic, and her research shaped psychological theo ...

(1881–1966), American psychologist *

Augusta Holmès Augusta Mary Anne Holmès (16 December 1847 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of Ireland, Irish descent. In 1871, Holmès became a French nationality law, French national and added the accent to her last name.Rollo Myers: "Augusta Holmè ...

(1847–1903), French composer * Augusta Jansson (1859–1932), Swedish entrepreneur *

Augusta Jane Evans Augusta Jane Wilson ( Evans; May 8, 1835 – May 9, 1909), was an American author of Southern United States literature, Southern literature and a supporter of the Confederate States of America, Confederacy during the American Civil War. Her book ...

(1835–1909), American Southern author *

Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover (21 March 1802 – 17 January 1896), born Augusta Waddington, was a Welsh people, Welsh Beneficiary, heiress, best known as a patron of the Welsh arts. Early life She was born on 12 March 1802, near Abergavenny, ...

(1802–1896),

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

heiress, patron of the Welsh arts. * Augusta Merrill Hunt (1842–1932), American philanthropist, suffragist, temperance leader * Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (1815–1852), English mathematician and writer *

Augusta, Lady Gregory Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish dramatist, Folklore, folklorist and theatre manager. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre a ...

(1852–1932), Irish dramatist and folklorist *

Augusta Leigh Augusta Maria Leigh (''née'' Byron; 26 January 1783 – 12 October 1851) was the only surviving daughter of John Byron (British Army officer), John "Mad Jack" Byron, the poet Lord Byron's father, by his first wife, Amelia Osborne, Marchiones ...

(1783–1851), half-sister of George Gordon Byron * Augusta Lenska (flourished 1910s and 1920s), American opera singer *

Augusta Löwenhielm Countess Christina Augusta Löwenhielm (née von Fersen; 10 March 1754 – 8 April 1846), was a Swedish noblewoman and courtier. She is known for her love affair with the future king Charles XIII. She is also famous in history as one of "the thre ...

(née von Fersen; 1754–1846), Swedish countess and courtier * Augusta Lundin (1840–1919) fashion designer *

Augusta Montaruli Augusta Anita Laura Montaruli (born 14 September 1983 in Turin) is an Italian politician and lawyer. She is a member of the right-wing Brothers of Italy party, led by current italian PM Giorgia Meloni. From 2 November 2022 to 24 February 2023 ...

(born 1983), Italian politician *

Emily Augusta Patmore Emily Augusta Patmore ( Andrews; 29 February 1824 – 5 July 1862) was a British author, Pre-Raphaelite muse and the inspiration for the 1854–1862 narrative poem '' The Angel in the House''. Early life and education Emily Augusta Andrews w ...

(1824–1862), British author,

Pre-Raphaelite The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB), later known as the Pre-Raphaelites, was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, ...

muse, inspiration for poem ''

The Angel in the House ''The Angel in the House'' is a narrative poem by Coventry Patmore, first published in 1854 and expanded until 1862. Although largely ignored upon publication, it became enormously popular in the United States during the later 19th century and ...

''. *

Augusta Schrumpf Augusta Schrumpf, née Smith (19 November 1813 – 7 January 1900) was a Norwegian people, Norwegian dramatic actress and operatic soprano. She was the prima donna of the national stage of Norway in the first half of the 19th century. She belonge ...

(1813–1900), Norwegian opera singer * Augusta Schultz (1871–1925), American tennis player * Augusta Solberg (1856–1922), Norwegian professional photographer *

Augusta Emma Stetson Augusta Emma Stetson (''née'' Simmons) (October 12, 1842 – October 12, 1928) was an American religious leader. Known for her impressive oratory skills and magnetic personality, she attracted a large following in New York City. However, her incr ...

(1842–1928), American Christian Scientist *

Augusta Stowe-Gullen Ann Augusta Stowe-Gullen (July 27, 1857 – September 25, 1943), was a Canadian medical doctor, lecturer and suffragist. She was born in Mount Pleasant, Ontario as the daughter of Emily Howard Stowe and John Fiuscia Michael Heward Stowe. A plaq ...

(1857–1943), was a Canadian medical doctor, lecturer and suffragist *

Augusta Tabor Augusta Pierce Tabor (March 29, 1833 – January 30, 1895) was the wife of a merchant and miner, Horace Tabor, the first white woman to live in the Idaho Springs mining camp, and a Denver philanthropist. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's ...

(1833–1895), American mining philanthropist * Mary Augusta Tappage (1888–1978), Shuswap-Métis storyteller *

Augusta Read Thomas Augusta Read Thomas (born April 24, 1964) is an American composer and University Professor of Composition in the Department of Music at the University of Chicago, where she is also director of the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition. B ...

(born 1964), American composer * St. Augusta of Treviso, 1st century virgin martyr *

Augusta W. Urquhart Augusta W. Urquhart ( Wynkoop; often referred to in print after marriage as Mrs. John C. Urquhart; 1870–1960) was an American social leader and clubwoman, interested in civic and international affairs. She served as president of the California St ...

(1870-1960), American social leader and clubwoman * Augusta Wallace (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **Augusta Wallace (actress) (), American actress **

Augusta Wallace (judge) Dame Georgina Catriona Pamela Augusta Wallace (née Dunlop, 11 October 1929 – 12 April 2008), generally known as Augusta Wallace, was the first woman in New Zealand to be appointed as a judge to the District Court in 1976; she served for 18 ye ...

(1929–2008), New Zealand jurist *

Augusta Webster Augusta Webster (30 January 1837 – 5 September 1894) born in Poole, Dorset as Julia Augusta Davies, was an English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator. She is known for her translations of the works of Aeschylus and Euripides. Biograp ...

(1837–1894), English poet *

Augusta Harvey Worthen Augusta Harvey Worthen (, Harvey; pen name, Augusta H. Worthen; September 27, 1823 – April 4, 1910) was an American educator and author of the long nineteenth century. She taught school, and wrote poetry and prose. Her greatest work was the hist ...

(1823–1910), American educator, author

Surname

Jaroslav Augusta Jaroslav Augusta (4 September 1878, Humpolec - 28 February 1970, Banská Štiavnica) was a Czech-born painter and art teacher, based in Slovakia. Biography His father, Petr Augusta, was a local merchant. His younger brother, , would also become a ...

, Czech painter * Josef Augusta (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

Josef Augusta (ice hockey) Josef Augusta (24 November 1946 in Havlíčkův Brod – 16 February 2017 in Jihlava) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player and coach, and a silver medalist from the 1976 Winter Olympics. He was the father of former hockey player Patrik Augusta ...

(1946–2017), Czech ice hockey player and coach **

Josef Augusta (paleontologist) Josef Augusta (17 March 1903, Boskovice, Moravia – 4 February 1968, Prague) was a Czech paleontologist, geologist, and science popularizer. From 1921 to 1925 Augusta studied at the Masaryk University in Brno. Between 1933 and 1968 he held posts ...

(1903–1968), Czechoslovak paleontologist, geologist, and science popularizer *

Pavel Augusta Pavel Augusta (born March 16, 1969) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. Augusta played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League and the Czech Extraliga for ASD Dukla Jihlava, Motor České Budějovice, HC Vsetín, HC Pardubi ...

(born 1969), Czech ice hockey player * Patrik Augusta (born 1969), Czech ice hockey player

Ship name

* Princess Augusta shipwreck

Fictional characters

* "Lady Augusta", a character in Barbara Willard's novel '' The Richleighs of Tantamount'' * Lady Augusta Bracknell, a character in Oscar Wilde's play ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' * Aunt Augusta, a character in Grahame Greene's novel ''

Travels with My Aunt ''Travels with My Aunt'' (1969) is a novel written by English author Graham Greene. The novel follows the travels of Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric Aunt Augusta as they find their way across Europe, and eventually ev ...

'' * Aunt Augusta, a character in P. G. Wodehouse's

Jeeves and Wooster ''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British Aca ...

novels * Augusta Longbottom, the grandmother of

Neville Longbottom Neville Longbottom is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He is described as a round-faced Gryffindor student in the central character Harry Potter's year. Throughout the series, Neville is often po ...

in the Harry Potter books * Mrs. Augusta Elton (formerly Ms. Hawkins). Mr. Elton's wife in Jane Austen’s “Emma” * Augusta, a character in the 2024 video game ''