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Encyclopedia > Frederick August III of Saxony

Friedrich August III, King of Saxony (Friedrich August Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp) (25 May 1865 -18 February 1932) was the last King of Saxony. He was the son of King Georg I of Saxony (1832-1904) and his wife Maria Ana, Infanta of Portugal (1843-1884). He was born in Dresden. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... List of Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Saxony, 880-1918 The original Duchy of Saxony comprised lands in the north-westen part of present-day Germany, roughly corresponding to the modern German state of Lower Saxony and to Westphalia. ... King Georg I of Saxony, Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus, (* 8 August 1832 in Dresden; † 15 October 1904 in Pillnitz) succeeded his brother Albrecht as King of Saxony on June 19, 1902. ... Maria Ana of Braganza (Lisbon, August 21, 1843-Dresden, February 5, 1884) was a Portuguese infanta daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Ferdinand II of Portugal. ... In the Spanish and former Portuguese monarchies, Infante (masc. ... Dresden (Sorbian: Drježdźany; etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest) is the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony and situated in a valley on the River Elbe. ...


He married, on 21 November 1891 at Vienna, Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany. They were divorced in 1903. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ...

Frederick Augustus IIIKing of Saxony
Frederick Augustus III
King of Saxony

They had seven children: Image File history File links FA3_of_Saxony. ... Image File history File links FA3_of_Saxony. ...

  • Friedrich August Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony (1893- 1943). After becoming a Jesuit priest, he renounced his rights in 1923.
  • Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Duke of Saxony (1893-1968). Married Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (1903-1976) and had issue.
  • Ernst Heinrich, Prince of Saxony (1896 - 1971). Married first Princess Sophia of Luxembourg (1902-1941), daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, in 1921 and second Virginia Dulon (1910-2002) in 1947 (morganatically). Had issue with Sophia.
  • Maria Alix Carola, stillborn 22 August 1898
  • Margarete Carola Wilhelmine (1900 - 1962). Married Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891-1965).
  • Maria Alix Luitpolda (1901 - 1990). Married Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden (1891-1964).
  • Anna Pia Monika (1903 - 1976). Married firstly Joseph Franz, Archduke of Austria (1895-1957) and secondly Reginald Kazanjian (1905-1990). (Anna was most likely the daughter of André Giron, the children's tutor, but Frederick Augustus legitimized her and treated her as one of his own)

The birth of their two eldest sons was something rather unique among the courts of Europe. Their two eldest sons, Friedrich August and Friedrich Christian were born in the same year, 1893, but were not twins. Friedrich August was born in January, while Friedrich Christian was born in December. 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, Guillaume Alexandre (April 22, 1852 – February 25, 1912) was the eldest child of Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The House of Hohenzollern is a German dynasty of electors, kings, and emperors of Prussia, Germany, and Romania. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...


He became a Generalfeldmarschall. He abdicated 13 November 1918, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I. He died in Sibyllenort and was buried in Dresden. Shoulder boards of a Generalfeldmarschall Generalfeldmarschall ( â–¶(?)) (General Field Marshal, usually translated simply as Field Marshal, and sometimes written only as Feldmarschall) was a rank in the armies of several German states, the Holy Roman Empire, and Austrian Empire. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Motto: Gott mit Uns (German: God with us”) Anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz (unofficial) Territory of the German Empire in 1914, prior to World War I   Capital Berlin Language(s) German (official) Polish (Posen, Upper Silesia, Masuria) French (Alsace-Lorraine) Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor  - 1871-1888 William I  - 1888 Frederick... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard...


Quotes

  • When standing in uniform on a station platform, a lady asked him to move her trunk. He is reopted to have replied: "Madam, I am not a porter; I only look like one."[1]
  • When cheered by a crowd in a railroad station, he stuck his head out of the train's window and shouted, "You're a fine lot of republicans, I'll say!" [2]
Preceded by:
George
King of Saxony
1904–1918
Succeeded by:
Became a republic
Preceded by:
Head of the House of Wettin
1918–1932
Succeeded by:
Frederick Christian, Margrave of Meissen


 
 

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