Prince August Wilhelm Of Prussia
Prince August Wilhelm Heinrich Günther Viktor of Prussia (29 January 1887 in Potsdam, Germany – 25 March 1949 in Stuttgart, Germany), called "Auwi", was the fourth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany by his first wife, Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.
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