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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, Princess of Parma .
Title: Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg) Sitter: Portrait of Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony. Date: 1524. Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (19.1 × 12.5 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: George Khuner Collection, Bequest of Marianne ...
Sam Wellman's Frederick the Wise unlocks German research to make available in English, for the first time, a full-length story of Frederick III of Saxony. The fascinating biographical journey reveals why this noteworthy elector risked his realm of Saxony to protect the fiery monk Martin Luther and the developing reforms of the Church.
Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony (1463-1525), the subject of this print, was one of Dürer's earliest significant patrons. The print was done a year before the death of Frederick and is based on a silverpoint drawing made by Dürer now in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
Frederick Augustus III ( German: Friedrich August III.; 25 May 1865 – 18 February 1932) was the last King of Saxony (1904–1918). Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the eldest son of King George of Saxony and his wife, Maria Anna of Portugal . Frederick Augustus served in the Royal Saxon Army before becoming king, and later was promoted ...
Frederick Christian (German: Friedrich Christian; 5 September 1722 – 17 December 1763) was the Prince-Elector of Saxony for 73 days in 1763. He was a member of the House of Wettin . He was the third but eldest surviving son of Frederick Augustus II , Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland , by his wife, Maria Josepha of Austria .
King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, who as Frederick Augustus III was the last elector of Saxony. After taking part in the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778/79), Saxony no longer participated in "haggling over land" ( Länderschacher ) and merely ended a permanent dispute over the area around Glaucha , which brought the state treasury seven million guilders for further state investment. [36]
