Frederick Augustus II of Saxony

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.

For Elector Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, see Augustus III of Poland.

Frederick Augustus II
Portrait by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein
King of Saxony
Reign6 June 1836 – 9 August 1854
PredecessorAnthony
SuccessorJohn
Born(1797-05-18)18 May 1797
Pillnitz, Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died9 August 1854(1854-08-09) (aged 57)
Karrösten, Austrian Empire
Burial
Katholische Hofkirche
Spouses
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(m. 1819; died 1832)​
    Maria Anna of Bavaria
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    (m. 1833)​
    IssueTheodor Uhlig (illegitimate)
    Names
    German: Friedrich August Albrecht Maria Clemens Joseph Vincenz Aloys Nepomuk Johann Baptista Nikolaus Raphael Peter Xaver Franz de Paula Venantius Felix
    English: Frederick Augustus Albert Maria Clement Joseph Vincent Aloysius Nepomuk John Baptista Nicholas Raphael Peter Xaver Francis de Paula Venantius Felix
    HouseWettin
    FatherPrince Maximilian of Saxony
    MotherPrincess Caroline of Parma
    ReligionRoman Catholicism
    Signature

    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.

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