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Elector August of Saxony was the second born son of the saxon Duke Heinrich (1473-1541). At the age of 16 August spent considerable time at the court of Emperor Ferdinand I. where he began a life-long friendship with the heir to the throne Maximilian and with Archduke Ferdinand of Tirol.
9 mag 2024 · Augustus II, king of Poland and elector of Saxony. Though he regained Poland’s former provinces of Podolia and Ukraine, his reign marked the beginning of Poland’s decline as a European power. His hopes of establishing a strong Polish monarchy came to naught and his death triggered the War of the Polish Succession.
Carola of Vasa ( Caroline Friederike Franziska Stephanie Amalie Cäcilie; 5 August 1833 – 15 December 1907), was by birth a titular princess of Sweden and styled Princess of Vasa as member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, and by marriage the last queen consort of Saxony . At the side of her husband, Carola dedicated herself to the charitable ...
Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels. Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels (13 August 1614 in Dresden – 4 June 1680 in Halle ), was a Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels -Querfurt of the House of Wettin and administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg . He was the fourth (but second surviving) son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Magdalene ...
Augustus II the Strong. Augustus II the Strong [a] (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin . Augustus' great physical strength earned him the ...
Frederick Augustus III ( German: Friedrich August III.; 25 May 1865 – 18 February 1932) was the last King of Saxony (1904–1918). Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the eldest son of King George of Saxony and his wife, Maria Anna of Portugal . Frederick Augustus served in the Royal Saxon Army before becoming king, and later was promoted ...
The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony ( German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an ...
