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Frederick Augustus II ( German: Friedrich August II.; 18 May 1797 in Dresden – 9 August 1854 in Brennbüchel, Karrösten, Tyrol) was King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin . He was the eldest son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony – younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony – by his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon ...
- Theodor Uhlig
He was the illegitimate son of Frederick Augustus II of...
- King of Saxony
Son of Frederick II. He was the founder and progenitor of...
- Princess Caroline of Parma
On 22 April 1792 in Parma (by proxy) and on 9 May 1792 (in...
- Augustus II the Strong
Augustus II the Strong. Augustus II the Strong [a] (12 May...
- Frederick Ii, Elector of Saxony
Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1464–1486), Frederick II, Elector...
- Augustus
Augustus (31 July 1526 – 11 February 1586) was Elector of...
- Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as...
- Theodor Uhlig
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.
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Mar 4, 2024 · 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 regency with his uncle, King Anton ...
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