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	Frederick
		Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Poland.
		Frederick I of Denmark Frederick I of 1495).
		Frederick of Lorraine Frederick of Lorraine (René of Vaudemont Duke of Lorraine in 1473.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/frederick.html (3211 words)

	Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saxony borders, from the east and clockwise, on Poland, the Czech Republic and the German states of Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg.
		In 1137 Saxony was passed to the Welfen dynasty, who were descendants (1) of Wulfhild Billung, eldest daughter of the last Billung duke, and (2) of the daughter of Lothar of Supplinburg.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saxony (1279 words)

	John George III, Elector of Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the Elector of Saxony, one of the electors of the Holy Roman Empire, succeeding his father, John George II in 1680.
		John George III married Anne Sophia of Denmark (1647-1717), daughter of Frederick III of Denmark and Sophia Amelia of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
		Their son, Frederick Augustus (the Strong), succeeded as ruler of Saxony and was elected king of Poland in 1697.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_George_III,_Elector_of_Saxony (132 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saxony
		The electoral dignity had connected with it the obligation of primogeniture, that is, only the eldest son could succeed as ruler; this excluded the division of the territory among several heirs and consequently the disintegration of the country.
		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.
		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.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13497b.htm (7923 words)

	AUGUSTUS III. (FREDERICK AUGUSTUS II.) - LoveToKnow Article on AUGUSTUS III. (FREDERICK AUGUSTUS II.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AU/AUGUSTUS_III_FREDERICK_AUGUSTUS_II_.htm (833 words)

	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).
		Augustus II (1670-1733) `the Strong´ Elector of Saxony (1694-1733) and King of Poland (1697-1733).
		Saxe was an illegitimate son of Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony (1694-1733) and, as Augustus II, king of Poland (1697-1733).
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/saxony.htm (1914 words)

	FREDERICK THE GREAT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Frederick's upbringing and education were strictly controlled by his father, who was a martinet as well as a paranoiac.
		Frederick William I deeply despised the artistic and intellectual tastes of his son and was infuriated by Frederick's lack of sympathy with his own rigidly puritanical and militaristic outlook.
		Though Frederick took the offensive and thus unleashed a great military struggle, there is no doubt that he was by 1756 seriously threatened, indeed, even more seriously than he himself realized, and that his enemies, most of all the empress Elizabeth, meant to destroy Prussia's newly won international status.
	www.realm-of-shade.com /zarathustra/frederick.html (2334 words)

	Frederick Augustus I of Saxony - PLAAF.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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.
	www.plaaf.com /read/Frederick_Augustus_I_of_Saxony (216 words)

	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.
		After the death, in 1696, of John III Sobieski, the King of Poland (Augustus) was separated by a wide strip of Austrian and Prussian territory.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/AugustII.html (1177 words)

	FREDERICK CHRISTIAN, ELECTOR OF SAXONY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Frederick Christian (September_5, 1722 - December_17, 1763) was a member of the house of Wettin.
		His father was Frederick Augustus, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.
		Frederick Christian of Saxony succeeded his father in October 1763 as Elector of Saxony, but died in December 1763.
	www.velocitydatasys.com /Frederick_Christian,_Elector_of_Saxony (97 words)

	Ambition & Empire by Jeff S Kase and B M Powell
		In 1697, Elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony became king of Poland, initiating an economically draining bond between Saxony and the declining Polish kingdom that lasted until 1768.
		Frederick had been elected heir to the throne by "the Hats," a faction of parliament that favored an aggressive foreign policy that would regain Swedish hegemony in the Baltic.
		Frederick astonished Europe within months of his accession to the throne by invading Silesia, a prosperous and flourishing province of the Habsburg Empire, thus precipitating the War of the Austrian Succession.
	www.variantbank.org /results/rules/a/ambitionandempire.htm (3834 words)

	Courtly Lives - The Wettin Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Frederick II (Wettin) "the Gentle" was the Duke of Saxony.
		Augustus of Saxony was born July 31, 1526.
		Frederick was born October 17, 1696 and died October 5, 1763.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/WettinTree.html (221 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Saxony, 1740-1789
		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.
		Although Saxony had not lost any territory, the Seven Years War had been the worst disaster the country had suffered since the Thirty Years' War; during the 7 Years War, the Prussians had pressed 48,000,000 Talers in contributions (designated as such) out of the Saxons; the complete figure is higher.
		As Frederick Christian's son, Frederick Augustus III., was still a minor, Frederick Christian's brother XAVER was appointed regent (1763-1768).
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/saxony17401789.html (1080 words)

	Articles - Augustus III of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Augustus III the Saxon or the Corpulent (Polish: August III Sas, August III Gruby) (1696-1763), the King of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1734-1763), and also elector of Saxony (1733-1763, as Friedrich August II)
		Friedrich August II Wettin was born in Dresden in 1696 as son of August II the Strong, Imperial Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.
		After his father's death he inherited Saxony and was elected king of Poland with support of Russian and Austrian troops.
	www.techize.com /articles/Frederick_Augustus_II_of_Poland (369 words)

	Colditz Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As a result of territorial politics in Saxony, the city and state of Colditz was officially established in the Margravate (county) of Meißen.
		Under Frederick the Wise and Johann the Gentle, Colditz was a royal residence of the Electors of Saxony.
		The structure of the castle was changed under the long reign of the elector (1553 to 1586), and the complex was reconstructed into a Renaissance style castle from 1577 to 1591, including the portions that were still in the gothic architectural style.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Colditz_Castle (8210 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Lindbergh Charles Augustus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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).
	au.encarta.msn.com /Lindbergh_Charles_Augustus.html (80 words)

	AllRefer.com - Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony, German History, Biographies
		Frederick Augustus II elector of Saxony: see Augustus III, king of Poland.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/X/X-FredA2Pol.html (145 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Saxony, 1789-1815
		The population of Saxony in 1810 is given at 2,276,000.
		King Frederick Augustus I. was taken prisoner in the Battle of Leipzig.
		In 1813/1815, Prussia aimed at annexing entire Saxony; in the end, Prussia gained the northern half of Saxony (with 2/3 of the population), and in compensation, a part of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Posen.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/saxony17891815.html (1032 words)

	Learn more about 1751 in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales.
		Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)
		Saxony - Frederick Augustus II Elector of Saxony (from 1733 to 1763) (also King of Poland)
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/17/1751.html (300 words)

	JOHN FREDERICK (1529-1595) - Online Information article about JOHN FREDERICK (1529-1595) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Saxony, was the eldest son of John Frederick, who had been deprived of the Saxon electorate by the See also:
		Ferdinand I., John Frederick continued to protect Grumbach, and in 1566 his obstinacy caused him to be placed under the imperial See also:
		execution was entrusted to Augustus who, aided by the duke's brother, John William, marched against Gotha with a strong force.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /JEE_JUN/JOHN_FREDERICK_1529_1595_.html (562 words)

	Wettin: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1423, Frederick the Warlike of Meissen was granted Saxony and became (1425) elector of Saxony as Frederick I.
		From the branch of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha the Belgian, the English, and the Bulgarian dynasties were descended through, respectively, Leopold I of the Belgians, Prince Albert (consort of Queen Victoria), and Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
		A cousin of Prince Albert married Queen Maria II of Portugal and became king consort as Ferdinand II of Portugal.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/101277921 (1012 words)

	Italy
		In 1055 the Emperor Henry III then kidnapped Beatrice and her daughter, Matilda, but before he died (1056) the Emperor reconciled with Godfrey and released the women.
		Under Frederick's son William (XII), Montferrat itself was raised to the status of a Duchy, but then in 1708 it was asorbed by Savoy.
		Frederick IV of Naples was deposed by his cousin Ferdinand II of Aragón, who had already united Spain by marrying Isabella of Castile.
	www.friesian.com /italia.htm (9545 words)

	boys clothing: German royalty--Saxony
		Saxony in 1485 the land was divided between the brothers Albert and Ernst.
		In 1697 Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, was crowned King of Poland.
		Saxony and other German states still had broad power within the Weimar Republic, but with the NAZIs seizure of power state authority was centraliized.
	histclo.com /royal/gers/royal-sax.htm (849 words)

	History, German: Page 1. Index to Biographical Entries. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Frederick III, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia
		Frederick Augustus I, 1750–1827, king and elector of Saxony
		Maximilian I, 1573–1651, elector and duke of Bavaria
	www.bartleby.com /65/cat/bio/gerhistbio1.html (201 words)

	Augustus -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Under his administration Saxony enjoyed economic and commercial prosperity at a time when commerce in Germany as a whole was decaying.
		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.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9109389?tocId=9109389 (673 words)

	Augustus II
		Augustus II Augustus II, 1670–1733, king of Poland (1697–1733) and, as Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony (1694–1733).
		Augustus III - Augustus III, 1696–1763, king of Poland (1735–63) and, as Frederick Augustus II,...
		Frederick Augustus I, 1670–1733, elector of Saxony - Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony: see Augustus II, king of Poland.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0805332.html (296 words)

	John George III, Elector of Saxony - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He was the Elector of Saxony, one of the electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
		John George III Wettin married Anne Sophia of Denmark.
		They had a son named Frederick Augustus (the Strong), later ruler of Dresden, Saxony and Poland.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=John_George_III_of_Saxony (90 words)

	Augustus III
		Augustus III, 1696–1763, king of Poland (1735–63) and, as Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony (1733–63); son of
		Augustus's death ended the union of Saxony and Poland.
		Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony - Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony: see Augustus III, king of Poland.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0805333.html (255 words)

	JOHN FREDERICK I - Online Information article about JOHN FREDERICK I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bayreuth, prisoner at Rochlitz, and overran ducal Saxony.
		He was thus the last Ernestine elector of Saxony.
		Cleves, whom he had married in 1527, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John Frederick.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /JEE_JUN/JOHN_FREDERICK_I.html (974 words)

	AMBITION
		In 1697, Prince-Elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony became King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, initiating an economically draining bond between Saxony and the declining Polish kingdom.
		Succeeding in 1733, Frederick Augustus II was an idler who’s long, disinterested reign left the real governance of Poland and Saxony to the Prime Minister, Count Heinrich von Brühl.
		Politically, Saxony was the leading German state after Prussia and Austria (although certainly not in their league).
	www.diplom.org /DipPouch/DipPouch/Online/variants/AE-rules.html (4999 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Augustus III of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		August III Sas (1696-1763), the King of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1734-1763), and also elector of Saxony (1733-1763, as Friedrich August II)
		English translation: August III, by God's grace King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia (Ukraine and Belarus), Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Kyiv, Volhynia, Podolia, Podlachia, Livonia, Smolensk, Siewierz, Czernichow, an also hereditary duke of Saxony, prince and elector etc.
		Their eldest son, Frederick Christian, succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Augustus_III_of_Poland (197 words)

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