Augustus III as King of Poland

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Augustus III as King of Poland was the Saxon elector who, amid the War of the Polish Succession, secured the Polish crown and ruled the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1734 to 1763.

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Augustus III of Poland 18
Augustus III as King of Poland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony
Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs August III Sas
birthDate 1696-10-17
birthName Friedrich August II von Sachsen
birthPlace Dresden
burialPlace Dresden Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral
collection significant art collection in Dresden
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
coronationDate 1734
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
deathDate 1763-10-05
deathPlace Dresden
dynasty House of Wettin
electionAsKingOfPoland 1733
electorateRuled Electorate of Saxony
era 18th century
father Augustus II the Strong
givenName Frederick Augustus
house Albertine line of the House of Wettin
linked to: Albertine line
monarchOf Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
mother Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
nobleFamily Wettin dynasty
linked to: House of Wettin
notableFor patronage of the arts
weak royal authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
opposedBy France
Stanisław I Leszczyński
participatedIn War of the Polish Succession
patronOf music
painting
positionHeld Elector of Saxony
Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
predecessor Augustus II the Strong
Stanisław I Leszczyński
reignEnd 1763
reignStart 1734
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Maria Josepha of Austria
style His Majesty the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
linked to: King of Poland
successor Stanisław II Augustus
successorAsElectorOfSaxony Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
supportedBy Habsburg Monarchy
Russian Empire

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Treaty of Vienna (1738) recognized Augustus III as King of Poland
Maria Amalia of Saxony father Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
War of the Polish Succession opposedCandidate Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski predecessor Augustus III of Poland
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Electorate of Saxony notableRuler Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
House of Wettin hasNotableMember Augustus III of Poland
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King of Poland positionHeldBy Augustus III of Poland
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Augustus II the Strong child Augustus III of Poland
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Augustus II the Strong successor Augustus III of Poland
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Grand Duke of Lithuania titleHolder Augustus III of Poland
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Maria Josepha of Saxony father Augustus III of Poland
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Stanisław Leszczyński successor Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony father Augustus III of Poland
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Austro-Russian-Saxon coalition supported Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
Siege of Danzig (1734) supported Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony father Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony predecessor Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
Albertine branch of the House of Wettin notableMember Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland
Francesco Algarotti employerOrPatron Augustus III of Poland
linked to: Augustus III as King of Poland