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Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe (21 August 1704 – 25 February 1774), also called Johann Georg of Saxony, was a Saxon Field Marshal and Governor of Dresden.
Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe, auch Johann Georg (e) von Sachsen, (* 21. August 1704 in Dresden; † 25. Februar 1774 ebenda) war ein kursächsischer Generalfeldmarschall und Gouverneur von Dresden.
When he was legitimized, his father gave him the title of Chevalier de Saxe. Initially, Johann Georg chose a spiritual path and became a Knight of Malta, but later, like all of August's illegitimate sons, he joined the army, starting at the top (as a general).
- August 21, 1704
- February 25, 1774
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Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe (21 August 1704 – 25 February 1774), also called Johann Georg of Saxony, was a Saxon Field Marshal and Governor of Dresden. He was an illegitimate son of August the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum, divorced...
Bald kam jedoch die Bezeichnung Chevalier de Saxe auf. 1722 erhielt er auf Ersuchen seines königlichen Vaters das Malteserkreuz und 1724 das Großkreuz des Ordens. 1723 setzte Friedrich August I. seinem Sohn auf Lebzeiten eine jährliche Pension von 12.000 Reichstalern aus.
Johann Georg I (1585-1656) Elector of Saxony. Married firstly Sibylle Elisabeth of Württemberg (1584 - 1606) daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg and secondly Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1586 – 1659) daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. See Cadets for further junior descendants.
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