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1 giorno fa · Frederick III (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and June 1888, during the Year of the Three Emperors.
12 ore fa · After linking up his army with Leopold's, Frederick occupied the Saxon capitol of Dresden, forcing the Saxon elector, Augustus III, to capitulate. Under the terms of the Treaty of Dresden, signed on 25 December 1745, Austria was forced to adhere to the terms of the Treaty of Breslau giving Silesia to Prussia.
1 giorno fa · The Elector Frederick Augustus III accordingly became King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. Frederick Augustus remained loyal to Napoleon during the wars that swept Europe in the following years; he was taken prisoner and his territories were declared forfeit by the allies in 1813, after the defeat of Napoleon.
9 mag 2024 · Augustus II (born May 12, 1670, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died February 1, 1733, Warsaw, Poland) was the king of Poland and elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I). Though he regained Poland’s former provinces of Podolia and Ukraine, his reign marked the beginning of Poland’s decline as a European power.
14 mag 2024 · king (1836-1854), Saxony. Frederick Augustus II (born May 18, 1797, Dresden, Saxony—died Aug. 9, 1854, the Tirol, Austria) was a reform-minded king of Saxony and nephew of Frederick Augustus I, who favoured German unification but was frightened into a reactionary policy by the revolutions of 1848–49. Frederick Augustus shared the ...
28 mag 2024 · Date: 1756 - 1763. Participants: Austria. France. Great Britain. Hanover. Prussia. Russia. Saxony. Sweden. Context: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. British Empire. Major Events: French and Indian War. Treaty of Paris. Battle of Plassey. Silesian Wars. Battle of Wandiwash. Key People: Sir Eyre Coote. Frederick II. Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz. Maria Theresa.
24 mag 2024 · The penultimate step in the devolution of Saxony came in the Franco-Prussian War, when Saxon troops fought for Prussia. In 1871, freely or not, Saxony joined the German Empire. Kings continued to reign over Saxony, until Frederick Augustus III gave up his throne after the end of World War I .
