Augustus II the Strong
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Augustus II the Strong was the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland–Lithuania, renowned for his physical strength, lavish court, and central role in early 18th-century European power politics.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Augustus II the Strong canonical | 26 |
| August II the Strong | 1 |
| Augustus II | 1 |
| Augustus II of Poland | 1 |
| Augustus II the Strong as King of Poland | 1 |
| Friedrich August | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elector of Saxony
ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ King of Poland ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Peter the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Peter the Great of Russia
|
| alsoKnownAs |
August the Strong
ⓘ
Augustus II the Strong ⓘ
surface form:
Augustus II
|
| birthDate | 1670-05-12 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich August I
|
| birthPlace |
Dresden
ⓘ
Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Dresden Cathedral (body)
ⓘ
Wawel Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
Wawel Cathedral (heart)
|
| capitalOfRule |
Dresden
ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ |
| child |
Augustus III as King of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustus III of Poland
|
| conflict | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| conversionReason | to become King of Poland ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1733-02-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Wettin ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| father | John George III, Elector of Saxony ⓘ |
| givenName |
Augustus II the Strong
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich August
|
| house | House of Wettin ⓘ |
| mother | Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extraordinary physical strength
ⓘ
lavish and extravagant court at Dresden ⓘ major role in early 18th-century European politics ⓘ participation in the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| patronOf |
architecture
ⓘ
arts ⓘ porcelain manufacture in Meissen ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Elector of Saxony
ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ King of Poland ⓘ |
| predecessor | John III Sobieski ⓘ |
| reignAs |
Elector of Saxony
ⓘ
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
1706-10-13
ⓘ
1733-02-01 ⓘ |
| reignEndContext | first reign in Poland–Lithuania ended by Treaty of Altranstädt ⓘ |
| reignRestart | 1709-07-08 ⓘ |
| reignStart |
1694-09-27
ⓘ
1697-09-15 ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) ⓘ |
| spouse | Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ⓘ |
| successor |
Augustus III as King of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustus III of Poland
|
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
August II the Strong
this entity surface form:
Augustus II the Strong as King of Poland
subject surface form:
Charles XII of Sweden
this entity surface form:
Friedrich August
this entity surface form:
Augustus II
subject surface form:
Augustus III of Poland
subject surface form:
Augustus III of Poland
this entity surface form:
Augustus II of Poland