Electorate and Kingdom of Saxony

Albertine Duchy of Saxony (1464-1547)

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 Albert III (1443-1500) Margrave of Meissen and Duke of Saxony

  • Albert III (1443-1500) Margrave of Meissen and Duke of Saxony. Founded the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Knight of the Golden  Fleece. Married Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449 – 1510) daughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia.
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 George the Bearded (1471 – 1539) Duke of Saxony

  • George the Bearded (1471 – 1539) Duke of Saxony. Knight of the Golden Fleece. Married Barbara Jagiellon (1478 – 1534) daughter of Casimir IV, King of Poland.
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Henry IV the Pious (1473 –1541) Duke of Saxony

  • Henry IV the Pious (1473 –1541) Duke of Saxony. Married Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487 – 1561) daughter of the Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg.

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Frederick of Saxony (1474-1510) 36th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

  • Frederick of Saxony (1474-1510) 36th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, from 1498-1510. Son of Albert, Duke of Saxony, and Sidonie of Poděbrady.

Albertine Electorate of Saxony (1547-1806)

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Maurice (1521 –1553) Duke of Saxony (1541–47) and later Elector of Saxony (1547–53)

  • Maurice (1521 –1553) Duke of Saxony (1541–47) and later Elector of Saxony (1547–53) Maurice received the Electoral Dignity after the Surrender of Wittemberg depriving his cousin Elector John Frederick. Married Agnes of Hesse (1527 – 1555) daughter of Landgrave Philip of Hesse.
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Augustus (1526 –1586) Elector of Saxony

  • Augustus (1526 –1586) Elector of Saxony. Married firstly Anne of Denmark (1532 - 1585) daughter of Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway and secondly Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (1573 – 1616) daughter of Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt.
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Christian I (1560-1591) Elector of Saxony

  • Christian I (1560-1591) Elector of Saxony. Married Sophie of Brandenburg (1568 – 1622) daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg.
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Christian II (1583 –1611) Elector of Saxony

  • Christian II (1583 –1611) Elector of Saxony. Married Princess Hedwig of Denmark (1581 – 1641) daughter of Frederick II, King of Denmark.

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Johann Georg I (1585-1656) Elector of Saxony

  • Johann Georg I (1585-1656) Elector of Saxony. Married firstly Sibylle Elisabeth of Württemberg (1584 - 1606) daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg and secondly Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1586 – 1659) daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. See Cadets for further junior descendants
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Johann Georg II (1613-1680) Elector of Saxony

  • Johann Georg II (1613-1680) Elector of Saxony, Knight of the Garter. Married Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1612 – 1687) daughter of Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
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Johann Georg III (1647 –1691) Elector of Saxony

  • Johann Georg III (1647 –1691) Elector of Saxony. Married Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (1647 –1717) daughter of Frederick III, King of Denmark.
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Johann Georg IV (1668- 1694) Elector of Saxony

  • Johann Georg IV (1668- 1694) Elector of Saxony. Knight of the Garter. Married Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach (1662 – 1696) daughter of John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach.
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Frederick Augustus I  (1670-1733) Elector of Saxony 1694-1733

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Frederick Augustus II (1670-1733)  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1697-1704 and again 1709-1733

  • Frederick Augustus I  (1670-1733) Elector of Saxony 1694-1733, later King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1697-1704 and again 1709-1733 as Augustus II. Known as Augustus the Strong. Married Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671 – 1727) daughter of Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Founder of The Order of the White Eagle in 1705.
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Frederick Augustus II/III (1696- 1763) Elector of Saxony. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

  • Frederick Augustus II (1696- 1763) Elector of Saxony from 1733, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1734 as Augustus III. Known as Augustus the Saxon or Augustus the Fat. Married Maria Josepha of Austria (1699 – 1757) daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor.  Founder of the Military Order of Saint Henry in 1736.
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Frederick Christian (1722- 1763) Elector of Saxony

  • Frederick Christian (1722- 1763) Elector of Saxony. Married Princess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724 –1780) daughter of Charles VII Elector of Bavaria and Holy Roman Emperor.
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Frederick Augustus III (1750-1827) 1763-1806

  • Frederick Augustus I (1750-1827) King of Saxony (1805-1827). Elector of Saxony (1763-1806) as Frederick Augustus III and Grand Duke of Warsaw (1807-1813) as Frederick Augustus I. Married Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1752 – 1828) daughter of Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. 

Kingdom of Saxony (1806-1918)

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Frederick Augustus I (1750-1827) Grand Duke of Warsaw (1807-1813)

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Frederick Augustus I (1750-1827) King of Saxony (1805-1827)

  • Frederick Augustus I (1750-1827) King of Saxony (1805-1827). Elector of Saxony (1763-1806) as Frederick Augustus III and Grand Duke of Warsaw (1807-1813) as Frederick Augustus I. Founder of the Order of the Rue Crown in 1807 and Civil Order of Saxony in 1815. Married Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1752 – 1828) daughter of Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler. 
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Anthony (1755 –1836) King of Saxony

  • Anthony (1755 –1836) King of Saxony. Married firstly Maria Carolina of Savoy (1764 – 1782) daughter of Victor Amadeus III, King of Sardinia and secondly Maria Theresa of Austria (1767 – 1827) daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany later Holy Roman Emperor.
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Frederick Augustus II (1797 –1854) King of Saxony

  • Frederick Augustus II (1797 –1854) King of Saxony. Married firstly Archduchess Maria Carolina Ferdinanda of Austria (1801 – 1832) Crown Princess of Saxony daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and secondly Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805 – 1877) daughter of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria. Founder of the Albert Order in 1850.
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John (1801 –1873) King of Saxony

  • John (1801 –1873) King of Saxony. Married Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801 – 1877) daughter of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria.
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Albert (1828 – 1902) King of Saxony

  • Albert (1828 – 1902) King of Saxony. Married Princess Carola of Sweden (1833 – 1907) daughter of Gustav, Prince of Vasa formerly Crown Prince of Sweden.
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George (1832 – 1904) King of Saxony

  • George (1832 – 1904) King of Saxony. Married Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal (1843 – 1884) daughter of Maria II, Queen of Portugal.
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Frederick Augustus III (1865 – 1932) the last King of Saxony

  • Frederick Augustus III (1865 – 1932) the last King of Saxony (1904–1918). Married Archduchess Louise of Austria-Tuscany (1870 – 1947) daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Younger Children of Frederick Augustus II

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Prince Karl Christian Joseph of Saxony( 1733- 1796) Duke of Courland and Zemgale

  • Prince Karl Christian Joseph of Saxony( 1733 - 1796) Duke of Courland and Zemgale (1758-1763).
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Prince Albert Casimir August of Saxony ( 1738 -1822) Duke of Teschen

  • Prince Albert Casimir August of Saxony ( 1738 - 1822) Duke of Teschen and Governor of the Austrian Netherlands (1781-1793).
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Prince Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony ( 1739 - 1812) Archbishop of Trier

  • Prince Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony ( 1739 - 1812) Archbishop of Trier from 1768 until 1803, the Bishop of Freising from 1763 until 1768, the Bishop of Regensburg from 1763 until 1769, and the Bishop of Augsburg from 1768 until 1812.
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Maria Christina (1735 - 1782) Princess-Abbess of Remiremont

  • Maria Christina (1735 - 1782) Princess-Abbess of Remiremont
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Maria Kunigunde (1740 – 1826) Princess-Abbess of Thorn and Essen

  • Maria Kunigunde (1740 – 1826) Princess-Abbess of Thorn and Essen

Illegitimate sons  of Frederick Augustus I

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Maurice, (1696-1750) Comte de Saxe, Marshal of France

  • Maurice, (1696-1750) Comte de Saxe, Marshal of France. An illegitimate son of August the Strong and Countess Maria Aurora of Königsmarck.
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Johann Georg (1704 –1774) Chevalier de Saxe

  • Johann Georg (1704 –1774) Chevalier de Saxe, Saxon Field Marshal and Governor of Dresden. An illegitimate son of August the Strong and Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum, divorced Princess Lubomirska
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Frederick Augustus (1702 –1764) Count Rutowsky

  • Frederick Augustus (1702 –1764) Count Rutowsky, Saxon Field Marshal. An illegitimate son of August the Strong and Turk Fatima.
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Frederick Augustus (1712 – 1770) Count of Cosel

  • Frederick Augustus (1712 – 1770) Count of Cosel.  An illegitimate son of August the Strong and Anna Constantia of Brockdorff.