Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony

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Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony, was an 18th-century German prince who also reigned as King Augustus III of Poland and played a significant role in the politics of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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instanceOf 18th-century German prince ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
King of Poland ⓘ
elector of Saxony ⓘ
human ⓘ
alliedWith Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs August III Sas ⓘ
Augustus III of Poland ⓘ
Friedrich August II. ⓘ
birthDate 1696-10-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Dresden ⓘ
burialPlace Wettin crypt in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dresden ⓘ
child Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Maria Amalia of Saxony ⓘ
Maria Josepha of Saxony ⓘ
coronationAsKingOfPoland 1734 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
deathDate 1763-10-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Dresden ⓘ
dynasty Albertine line of the House of Wettin ⓘ
linked to: Albertine line
electedKingOfPoland 1733 ⓘ
father Augustus II the Strong ⓘ
givenName Augustus ⓘ
Frederick ⓘ
house Saxon-Polish personal union ⓘ
knownFor maintaining the Saxon-Polish personal union ⓘ
patronage of the arts in Dresden ⓘ
supporting Habsburg interests in the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
mother Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wettin ⓘ
notableEvent War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
War of the Polish Succession ⓘ
opposedBy France ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
positionHeld Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
King of Poland ⓘ
predecessorAsElectorOfSaxony Augustus II the Strong ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfPoland Augustus II the Strong ⓘ
reignEnd 1763-10-05 ⓘ
reignStart 1733-02-01 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Dresden Castle ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ
spouse Maria Josepha of Austria ⓘ
successorAsElectorOfSaxony Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
successorAsKingOfPoland Stanisław II Augustus ⓘ

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Treaty of Dresden (1745) → signatory → Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Maria Josepha of Austria → child → Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Latin Mass for the Lutheran court in Dresden (Missa section) → dedicatedTo → Elector Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony
Elector of Saxony → notableOfficeHolder → Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria → spouse → Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
August III Sas → alsoKnownAs → Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony
Marie-Josèphe de Saxe → father → Elector Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ⓘ
linked to: Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony
Karl of Saxony → father → Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony ⓘ
Karl of Saxony → relative → Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony ⓘ