Marie-Auguste | |
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Regent of Ireland | |
Reign | July 18, 1920 - December 15, 1916 |
Appointed | July 18, 1920 |
Predecessor | none |
Successor | none |
Born | June 10, 1898 Ballenstedt, Germany |
Died | May 22, 1983 Essen, Germany |
Full name | |
Marie Auguste Antoinette Friederike Alexandra Hilda Luise | |
House | Ascania |
Father | Eduard, Duke of Anhalt |
Mother | Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg |
Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt served as Regent of Ireland following her ex-husbands suicide, as her son was too young to rule. On the 18th birthday of Prince Franz, Marie-Auguste stepped down as Regent following constitutional laws.