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Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
King of Saxony from 1836 to 1854 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Elector Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, see Augustus III of Poland.
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.
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Frederick Augustus II | |||||
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King of Saxony | |||||
Reign | 6 June 1836 – 9 August 1854 | ||||
Predecessor | Anthony | ||||
Successor | John | ||||
Born | (1797-05-18)18 May 1797 Pillnitz, Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
Died | 9 August 1854(1854-08-09) (aged 57) Karrösten, Austrian Empire | ||||
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Issue | Theodor Uhlig (illegitimate) | ||||
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House | Wettin | ||||
Father | Prince Maximilian of Saxony | ||||
Mother | Princess Caroline of Parma | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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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, Princess of Parma.