Johann August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha

Gotha (town)

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, 17 February 1704 – d. Stadtroda

Stadtroda

Stadtroda is a town of 6,293 people, located in Thuringia, Germany. Stadtroda lies on the Roda river, a tributary of the Saale....

, 8 May 1767), was a German prince, member of the House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

He was the fifth but second surviving son of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg , was a duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.He was the fifth child and first son of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels....

 and Magdalene Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.

Marriage and issue

In Stadtroda

Stadtroda

Stadtroda is a town of 6,293 people, located in Thuringia, Germany. Stadtroda lies on the Roda river, a tributary of the Saale....

 on 6 January 1752 Johann August married Luise Reuss of Schleiz, the widow of his younger brother, Christian Wilhelm. They had four children:

1. Auguste Luise Fredericka (b. Stadtroda, 30 November 1752 – d. Rudolstadt, 28 May 1805), married on 28 November 1780 to Frederick Karl I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
2. stillborn son (Stadtroda, 11 November 1753).
3. stillborn son (Stadtroda, 27 December 1754).
4. Luise
   Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756–1808)
   Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, was a member of the House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and a Princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and a Duchess in Saxony by birth...
   
    (b. Stadtroda, 9 March 1756 – d. Ludwigslust, 1 January 1808), married on 1 June 1775 to Frederick Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
   Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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   . She was a direct ancestor of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, later Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and, by him, of the present British Royal Family
   British Royal Family
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