Augustus the Strong

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Augustus the Strong was the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, renowned for his absolutist rule, lavish court, and patronage of the arts and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony
Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
human
monarch
alliedWith Peter the Great of Russia NERFINISHED
birthDate 1670-05-12
birthPlace Dresden NERFINISHED
Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
burialPlace Dresden Cathedral (body) NERFINISHED
Wawel Cathedral (heart) NERFINISHED
commissioned Zwinger Palace in Dresden NERFINISHED
expansion of Dresden as a baroque residence city
convertedTo Roman Catholicism in 1697
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
deathDate 1733-02-01
deathPlace Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Warsaw NERFINISHED
dynasty House of Wettin NERFINISHED
endTime 1706-10-24
1733-02-01
father John George III, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
fullName Augustus II the Strong NERFINISHED
Frederick Augustus I NERFINISHED
givenName Frederick Augustus NERFINISHED
militaryConflict Great Northern War NERFINISHED
mother Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Wettin NERFINISHED
notableFor absolutist rule
lavish court culture
patronage of architecture
patronage of the arts
physical strength
role in the Great Northern War
patronOf Dresden court orchestra NERFINISHED
Meissen porcelain manufactory NERFINISHED
positionHeld Elector of Saxony
Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
positionHeldContext Elector of Saxony from 1694 to 1733
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1697–1706
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1709–1733
predecessor John III Sobieski NERFINISHED
reasonForConversion eligibility for the Polish crown
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
residence Dresden Castle NERFINISHED
Moritzburg Castle NERFINISHED
Warsaw NERFINISHED
spouse Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth NERFINISHED
startTime 1694-09-27
1697-09-15
1709-09-01
successor Augustus III of Poland NERFINISHED

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Hubertusburg Palace commissionedBy Augustus the Strong