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  22ND GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
King Frederick Augustus III of SAXONY was born in 1865 in Saxony - son of George.
George of SAXONY was born in 1893 in Saxony - son of Frederick Augustus III.
Ernest Henry of SAXONY was born in 1896 in Saxony - son of Frederick Augustus III.
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 AUGUSTUS III. (FREDERICK AUGUSTUS II.) - LoveToKnow Article on AUGUSTUS III. (FREDERICK AUGUSTUS II.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
in October 1740, Augustus was L song the enemies of his daughter Maria Theresa, and, as a at ti-in.-law of the emperor Joseph I., claimed a portion of the D ibsburg territories.
He left five sons, ~ eldest of whom was his successor in Saxony, Frederick iristian; and five daughters, one of whom was the wife of Ei uis, the dauphin of France, and mother of Louis XVI.
Augustus, who showed neither talent r inclination fOr government, was content to leave Poland ider the influence of Russia, and Saxony to the rule of his inisters.
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 Frederick Augustus I of Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Augustus I (or III) of Saxony (December 23, 1750 - May 5, 1827).
He succeeded his father, Frederick Christian, in December 1763, as Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (from the House of Wettin).
He was the grandson of polish king Augustus III of Poland.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saxony
The Elector Frederick the Wise established a university at Wittenberg in 1502, at which the Augustinian monk Martin Luther was made professor of philosophy in 1508; at the same time he became one of the preachers at the castle church of Wittenberg.
John Frederick was defeated and captured by Charles V at the Battle of Mühlberg on the Elbe, 24 April, 1547.
Elector Frederick Augustus III (1763-1827) received the title of King of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I. The new kingdom was an ally of France in all the Napoleonic wars of the years 1807-13.
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 Geographic Terms File 7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Frederick William centralized the administration of the duchy and assumed governing powers that were formerly exercised by the nobility and the town oligarchies.
Frederick William's son, Frederick I, became king of Prussia in 1701, receiving royal recognition in exchange for a promise of military aid to Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. Frederick's son, Frederick William I, greatly increased the size of the Prussian army and rebuilt the organization of the state around the military establishment.
Frederick's regime was noted as a model of "enlightened despotism." Frederick William III succeeded to the throne in 1797 and with the aid of his ministers, Baron vom und zum Stein and Prince Karl August von Hardenberg, instituted a series of liberal reforms within the kingdom.
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Frederick I of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195-1198
Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), the Handsome, (1286-1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans as Frederick (III).
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, (1750-1827), Elector (1763-1806) and King (1806-1827) of Saxony
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 saxony
Son of Frederick II the Gentle, Elector of Saxony; on death of father (1464) succeeded to rule jointly with elder brother Ernest; on division of duchy (1485) received eastern and western portions; governor of Netherlands for Holy Roman emperors (1488-93); governor of Friesland (1498-1500).
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS II (1797-1854), king of Saxony (1836-54), nephew of King Frederick Augustus I and King Anthony (1755-1836), born in Dresden.
Saxe was an illegitimate son of Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony (1694-1733) and, as Augustus II, king of Poland (1697-1733).
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 SAXONY FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
With the abolition of the Holy_Roman_Empire in 1806, Saxony became a kingdom, and Elector Frederick Augustus III became King Frederick Augustus I.
Frederick Augustus made the mistake of remaining loyal for too long to Napoleon I, and he was taken prisoner and his territories declared forfeit by the allies in 1813, with the intention of their being annexed by Prussia.
Ultimately, the opposition of Austria, France, and Britain resulted in Frederick Augustus being restored to his throne at the Congress_of_Vienna, but Saxony was forced to cede the northern part of the kingdom to Prussia.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Frederick Augustus II
Frederick Augustus II (1797-1854), king of Saxony (1836-54), nephew of King Frederick Augustus I and King Anthony, born in Dresden.
Frederick Augustus I, called The Just (1750-1827), first king of Saxony (1806-27), and, as Frederick Augustus III, elector of Saxony (1763-1806), born...
Frederick II (of Prussia), called The Great (1712-86), king of Prussia (1740-86); during his reign, he was considered among the most notable of...
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
In 1000 the Emperor Otto III and Pope Sylvester II erected the metropolis of Gnesen for the bishoprics of Posen, Plotsk, Cracow, Lebus, Breslau, and Kolberg.
The next king, also, Sigismund III Vasa (1588-1632), gave no support to the dissidents; on the contrary, he confirmed the rights of the Catholic Church (1588) and, as a good Catholic, so influenced many of his magnates by his pious life that they returned to the religion of their fathers.
Frederick Augustus III (1733-63) confirmed the decrees issued during the lifetime of his father against the dissidents, but beyond this he was wholly unconcerned about church and state.
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 Saxony. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The margraves of Meissen acquired (13th–14th cent.) the larger parts of Thuringia and of Lower Lusatia and the intervening territories, and in 1423 Margrave Frederick the Warlike added Electoral Saxony; he became (1425) Elector Frederick I.
Augustus II and Augustus III were lavish patrons of art and learning and greatly beautified their capital, Dresden.
From 1871 until the abdication (1918) of Frederick Augustus III, it was a member state of the German Empire.
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 AllRefer.com - Augustus II (Polish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Augustus II 1670–1733, king of Poland (1697–1733) and, as Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony (1694–1733).
With help from Patkul, Augustus allied himself (1699) with Peter I of Russia and Frederick IV of Denmark for an attack on young Charles XII of Sweden.
After his death, the ascension of his son and successor in Saxony, Augustus III, to the Polish throne was unsuccessfully contested by Stanislaus I, who was backed by France.
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 Courtly Lives - Augustus II Elector of Saxony and King of Poland
Augustus II (1670-1733) was called "Augustus the Strong," and his family was from the Wettin Dynasty.
When Augustus II died, in 1733, Stanislaw Leszczynski (1677-1766) was re-elected King of Poland (1733-1736) with the support of France, while Russia and Austria favored Augustus III, son of Augustus II.
Augustus II had to then make the Saxons believe it was a tactical matter, while convincing the Poles of his sincerity.
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 Germany, the Stem Duchies & Marches
The first marriage of Henry III of Lower Lorraine and Brabant was to Marie of Hohenstauften, daughter of Philip of Swabia and Irene Angelina, daughter of the Emperor Isaac II Angelus.
The defeat of Henry the Lion by Frederick I (when Bavaria was conferred upon the Wittelsbachs, who retained it thereafter) and then of Otto IV by Philip of Swabia and the supporters of his nephew, Frederick II, doomed further Welf prospects.
Frederick became the archetype of the "enlightened despot," whose characteristic principle is supposed to have been, "You can say whatever you like, but you will do what I tell you." This did not stop him, however, from initiating the partition of Poland.
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 ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Lindbergh Charles Augustus
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus (1902-1974), American aviator, engineer, and Pulitzer Prize-winner, who was the first person to make a non-stop solo...
Frederick Augustus I, called The Just (1750-1827), first king of Saxony (1806-1827), and, as Frederick Augustus III, elector of Saxony (1763-1806),...
Stanislas II Augustus, also called Stanislas Poniatowski (1732-1798), last king of Poland (1764-1795).
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 Antiques Militaria Resources
Frederick William IV added civil class in 1842 reserved for scholars, men of letters, painters, sculptors, and musicians, which continues to be confered by a private council.
Established by the Dukes Henry of Anhalt-Koethen, Leopold Frederick of Dessau, Alexander Charles of Bernburg 18.11.1836.
Renewed by Dukes Frederick of Altenburg, Ernest I of Coburg-Gotha, Bernard of Meiningen 25.12.1833.
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 PIACENZA - LoveToKnow Article on PIACENZA
Later still Augustus reconstructed the road from Dertona to Vade, and into Gallia Narbonensis, and gave it the name of Julia Augusta from Placentia onwards.
Placentia is mentioned in connection with its capture by Cinna and a defeat of the forces of Carbo in the neighborhood (82 B.C.), a mutiny of Julius Caesars garrison (50 BC.), another mutiny under Augustus (40 nc), the defence of the city by Spurinna, Othos general, against Caecina, Vitelliuss general (A.n.
In 1746 a battle between the Franco-Spanish forces and the Austrians was fought under the city walls, and in 1796 it was occupied by the French.
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 Bavaria
Frederick the Great of Prussia, however, would not accept any move that would strengthen Austria's power and influence in southern Germany; he feared that a strong Austria would interfere with Prussia's uniting with the margravates of Ansbach and Bayreuth.
Likewise at Frederick's request, the elector of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III (later king of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I), who had another claim to part of Bavaria, also protested.
Son of Elector Palatine Frederick V and Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England; nephew of Charles I. Served against Imperialists in Thirty Years' War (1637-38); captured and imprisoned (1638-41).
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 A Page from the History of Poland - Olga's Gallery
In 1733-1763, the country was ruled by the King of Poland and elector of Saxony Frederick Augustus III, who prepared a number of reforms, which aimed to strengthen Poland, convert the Polish electable monarchy into a hereditary and unrestricted one.
The Russians chose Stanislas Augustus Poniatowski to be their candidate for the throne.
Frederick II managed to intimidate Catherine II that social reforms in Poland could lead to the strengthening of the revolutionary and patriotic elements in Poland, which could in its turn bring revolution to Russia.
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 WHKMLA : History of Saxony, 1740-1789
At the court of Frederick Augustus, HEINRICH VON BRÜHL quickly rose to occupy a dominant position.
Saxony's lack of weight in international diplomacy was expressed by the fact that Prussia's Frederick the Great, by refusing to negotiate with Saxon prime minister von Brühl, in effect influenced the representation and policy of Saxony.
As Frederick Christian's son, Frederick Augustus III., was still a minor, Frederick Christian's brother XAVER was appointed regent (1763-1768).
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 Frederick Augustus I --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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The leaders were Richard the Lion-Hearted of England, Philip Augustus of France, and the aged emperor of Germany Frederick Barbarossa, so called because of his red beard.
Called Philip Augustus (from the Latin augere, “to increase”) because he enlarged the boundaries of the state, Philip II was a contemporary of Richard the Lion-Hearted of England and the Holy Roman emperor Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa).
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 boys clothing: German royalty--Saxony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
He may be the son of Frederick III, we need to investiagte this.
In 1697 Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, was crowned King of Poland.
Under the rule of Friedrich August I (Augustus the Strong) and Friedrich August II, Dresden became a centre of European art and culture.
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 Augustus --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The 24th vice-president of the United States was Garret Augustus Hobart, who served from 1897 to 1899 in the Republican administration of William McKinley.
The son of a French shoemaker, Augustus Saint-Gaudens was part of a new movement in the arts in the late 19th century.
Brownson was born on Sept. 16, 1803, in Stockbridge, Vt. He was ordained as a minister in both the Universalist church and the Unitarian church but became an independent...
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1423-1428: FREDERICK I THE WARLIKE (Friedrich I der Streitbare)
Frederick Augustus I the Strong (1694-1733), Elector of Saxony, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
Frederick Augustus II (1736-1763), Elector of Saxony, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
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 Florence - Uffizi Gallery - Intagli And Camel
Dioscorides was the favourite gem-cutter of Augustus Cæsar, and was alone permitted to take the portrait of the emperor ; he was born in Asia Minor, and was thus Greek by birth and education.
In Case VI., a cup of rock crystal with one handle in gold enamel is a superb work attributed to Benvenuto Cellini, and a bust of Tiberius in artificial turquoise is by the same artist.
The little inlaid box in this case is interesting, because sent by Frederick Augustus III., Elector of Saxony, to the Corsican General Paoli, as a proof of friendship.
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 Worldwide Numismatics - Syria-Tonga
To the south of Electoral Saxony extended the margraviate of Meissen, ruled by the increasingly powerful house of Wettin.
The margraves of Meissen acquired (13th-14th cent.) the larger parts of Thuringia and of Lower Lusatia and the intervening territories, and in 1423 Margrave Frederick the Warlike added Electoral Saxony; he became (1425) Elector Frederick I. Thus, Saxony shifted to east central and wast Germany from NW Germany.
For this act its elector was raised to royal rank, becoming King Frederick Augustus I. His failure to change sides again before Napoleon's fall cost him (1815) nearly half his kingdom at the Congress of Vienna.
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 Elector_of_Saxony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
With the final removal of the Welfs in 1180, the Duchies of Brunswick and Lüneburg, which fell to their descendants, passed out of the control of the Duchy of Saxony.
There succeeded Margrave Frederick of Meissen and Thuringia, of the Wettin Dynasty.
Frederick Augustus I 1694-1733 (Augustus the Strong, also King of Poland, 1697-1704, 1709-1733)
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - War of the Bavarian Succession
Bavarian Succession, War of the (1778-79), conflict caused by the opposing claims that arose to various parts of the kingdom of Bavaria on the death...
By this time Frederick was recognized as an able military leader, and the position of Prussia in Europe had risen considerably.
Saxony : wars: Bavarian Succession, War of the – Frederick Augustus I
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 Germany S   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Mediatized 1813, territories to Prussia; Frederick created a Prince within the Peerage of Prussia 1816.
There have been two different Saxonies; the older, located in northwestern Germany, was disrupted and the lands dispersed to local rulers in the 12th century, owing to the bitter feud between Duke Henry the Lion and the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
The newer, located in Lusatia and Thuringia, arose from the expansion of territories in that region by successors to the elder state.
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 King Frederick Augustus of Saxony and diplomatic suite by Lafayette 1897
SAXONY, HRH PRINCE FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF Neg.
Subject: HRH Prince Frederick Augustus of Saxony and diplomatic suite.
King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865-1932), when Prince Frederick Augustus.
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