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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Augustus the Strong canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| 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
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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
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1697-09-15 ⓘ 1709-09-01 ⓘ |
| successor | Augustus III of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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