August III Sas

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August III Sas was an 18th-century Elector of Saxony and King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, known for his weak rule and the political decline of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during his reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century monarch
Elector of Saxony
Grand Duke of Lithuania
House of Wettin member
King of Poland
human
member of royalty
alsoKnownAs Augustus III of Poland NERFINISHED
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony NERFINISHED
birthDate 1696-10-17
birthPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
burialPlace Dresden Cathedral NERFINISHED
Wawel Cathedral NERFINISHED
conflict War of the Polish Succession NERFINISHED
coronationDate 1734-01-17
coronationPlace Kraków NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
deathDate 1763-10-05
deathPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
dynasty House of Wettin NERFINISHED
electorateReignEnd 1763
electorateReignStart 1733
era 18th century
father August II the Strong NERFINISHED
givenName Friedrich August NERFINISHED
houseBranch Albertine line of the House of Wettin NERFINISHED
language German
monarchOf Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
mother Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth NERFINISHED
notableFor dependence on Russian and Austrian support
patronage of the arts
political decline of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
weak royal authority in Poland
opposedBy supporters of Stanisław I Leszczyński
patronOf Dresden art collections NERFINISHED
positionHeld Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
Grand Duke of Lithuania NERFINISHED
King of Poland NERFINISHED
predecessor Stanisław I Leszczyński NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1763
reignStart 1733
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Maria Josepha of Austria NERFINISHED
styleOfRule absolutist tendencies in Saxony
limited effective power in Poland–Lithuania
successor Stanisław II August Poniatowski NERFINISHED
supportedBy Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED

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Augustus III as King of Poland alsoKnownAs August III Sas
subject surface form: Augustus III of Poland