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Also Known As Maria Luise Augusta Katharina
Born September 30, 1811 • Weimar • Germany
Died January 7, 1890 (aged 78) • Berlin • Germany
Notable Family Members spouse William I • son Frederick III
Alvensleben-Erxleben, Gustav, graf von
Gustav, count von Alvensleben-Erxleben
Prussian general
Friedrich William Heinrich Benda
German musician
Johann Georg Cotta, Baron von Cottendorf
German publisher [1796–1863]
Johann Georg Cotta
German publisher [1631–1692]
Johann Christoph Blumhardt
German theologian
Bernard II
German duke
Johann Friedrich Cotta, Freiherr von Cottendorf
German publisher
Pina Bausch
German ballet dancer and choreographer
August Boeckh
German scholar
Johann Heinrich Alsted
German logician
Barthel Beham
German engraver
Henry Melchior Mühlenberg
American clergyman
Marcel Schlumberger
German geophysicist
Oskar Minkowski
German physiologist
Peter Vischer, the Elder
German artist
Konrad Zuse
German engineer
Robert Wiene
German film director
Joseph Weizenbaum
American computer scientist
Christoph von Dohnányi
German conductor
Anton Fugger
German merchant