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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.
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 Elector of Saxony, King of Poland (1670 - 1733) Reigned as Elector of Saxony 1694-1733; as King of Poland 1697-1704 and 1709-1733. Collector of art; commissioner of buildings and works of art.
Frederick Augustus I King of Saxony (1750 - 1827) RA Collection: People and Organisations Elector of Saxony 1763-1806; King of Saxony 1806-1827. (From 1807 to 1814 was also Grand-Duke of Warsaw.) Profile. Born: 1750 Died: 1827. Share
1696-1763. Biography. Son of Frederick August I of Saxony (Augustus II of Poland). 1719 married Maria Josepha, daughter of the emperor Joseph I. Succeeded his father as elector of Saxony in February 1733. Chosen king of Poland by a small minority of electors on in October 1733; crowned in Kraków on Jan. 17, 1734, and was generally recognized ...
Friedrich August III, Elector of Saxony, became Friederich August I, King of Saxony in 1806 and Grand Duke of Warsaw in 1807, as an ally of Napoleon. In 1813 he lost Warsaw to Russia and gave up half of Saxony to Prussia, although Saxony remained a kingdom.
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.
