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Frederick Augustus III of Poland. Language. Label. Description. Also known as. English. Augustus III of Poland. King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763) Frederick Augustus II.
Augustus III (Polish: August III Sas, Lithuanian: Augustas III; 17 October 1696 – 5 October 1763) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire where he was known as Frederick Augustus II (German: Friedrich August II). He was the only legitimate son of Augustus II ...
Apr 6, 2024 · Augustus III ( Polish: August III Sas, Lithuanian: Augustas III; 17 October 1696 – 5 October 1763) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire where he was known as Frederick Augustus II (German: Friedrich August II ). He was the only legitimate son of Augustus II ...
King of Poland, Elector of Saxony. Also known as Frederick Augustus II, Friedrich August II. Born on 17 October 1696 in Dresden. Died on 5 October 1763 in Dresden.
Apr 26, 2022 · Genealogy for Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (Wettin, Albertiner), Elector of Saxony, King of Poland (1696 - 1763) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Augustus III was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire where he was known as Frederick Augustus II. He was the only legitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, and converted to the Roman Catholicism in 1712 to secure his candidacy for the Polish throne.
Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. This portrait of Augustus was modeled from life. The king's pose, gesture, and Roman-style armor are formulas of state portraiture, intended to affirm the king's power and virtue by clothing him as a classical hero. Far from formulaic, however, is the richly modeled and chased breastplate ...
