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Frederick Augustus I ( German: Friedrich August I.; Polish: Fryderyk August I; French: Frédéric-Auguste Ier; 23 December 1750 – 5 May 1827) was a member of the House of Wettin who reigned as the last Elector of Saxony from 1763 to 1806 (as Frederick Augustus III) and as the first King of Saxony from 1806 to 1827. [1]
May 1, 2024 · Frederick Augustus I (born Dec. 23, 1750, Dresden, Saxony—died May 5, 1827, Dresden) was the first king of Saxony and duke of Warsaw, who became one of Napoleon’s most loyal allies and lost much of his kingdom to Prussia at the Congress of Vienna.
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Frederick Augustus I was king of Saxony from 1806 until his death in 1827. His father was Frederick Augustus III, the king of Poland and, as Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony. Frederick Augustus I was also the duke of Warsaw. In 1791, he was invited to become king of Poland, but he declined.
Frederick Augustus I was a member of the House of Wettin who reigned as the last Elector of Saxony from 1763 to 1806 and as the first King of Saxony from 1806 to 1827. He was also Duke of Warsaw from 1807 to 1815, and a legitimate candidate to the Polish throne.
Oct 4, 2023 · In 1696 John III Sobeski, King of Poland, passed away, and Frederick Augustus was one of eighteen candidates that vied to succeed him as the elected ruler of the magnificent Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania. To enhance the probability of success, Frederick Augustus, a Lutheran since birth, converted to Catholicism.
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.
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Aug 8, 2016 · Frederick Augustus I, 1750–1827, king (1806–27) and elector (1763–1806) of Saxony, grand duke of Warsaw (1807–14). He sided with the allies in the French Revolutionary Wars and joined Prussia in the campaign of 1806 against the French emperor Napoleon I.
