Frederica of Prussia (1767–1820)

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Frederica of Prussia (1767–1820)

Prussian princess and duchess of York and Albany. Name variations: Fredericka; Frederica Charlotte, princess royal of Prussia. Born Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherine on May 7, 1767, in Charlottenburg,Berlin, Germany; died of water on the lung on August 6, 1820, in Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, England; daughter of Elizabeth of Brunswick (1746–1840) and Frederick William II, king of Prussia (r. 1786–1797); married Frederick Augustus (1763–1827), duke of York and Albany (son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ), on September 29, 1791 (separated).

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