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Name
Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Born October 02, 1749
Date of death (prefix)
prob.

Died March 10, 1803
Biography

Daughter of Karl I of Brunswick and Phillipine Charlotte of Prussia. She became the last Abbess at the Abbey of Gandersheim, through which she was also a member of the College of the Prelates of the Rhine.

Life with Boswell

Boswell danced with the young princess at the court of Brunswick on August 13, 1764.

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.