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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Elector Frederick Augustus II of Saxony 1

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

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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 Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony
this entity surface form: Elector Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
Elector of Saxony notableOfficeHolder Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony