Augustus III of Poland

Augustus III (Polish: August III Sas) (1696-1763), the King of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1734-1763), and also elector of Saxony (1733-1763, as Friedrich August II)

Marriage and children

On August 20, 1719 he married Marie Josepha (1699-1757), daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor. Their eldest surviving son, Frederick Christian, succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony. The children of Augustus and Marie Josepha were:

Related Topics:
August 20 - 1719 - Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor - Frederick Christian

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• Friedrich August (1720-1721)
• Joseph (1721-1728)
• Frederick Christian (1722-1763), Elector of Saxony
• Maria Amalia Christina (1724-1760) - married Charles III of Spain
• Maria (1727-1734)
• Maria Anna Sophia (1728-1797) - married Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria
• Franz Xaver (1730-1806), Regent of Saxony from 1763 to 1768
• Marie-Josèphe (1731-1767), mother of Louis XVI of France - married Louis, dauphin de France (1729-1765), son of King Louis XV of France (1710-1774)
• Carl Christian (1733-1796), Count of Courland
• Maria Christina Anna (1735-1782), Fürstäbtissin of Remiremont
• Maria Elisabeth Apollonia (1736-1818)
• Albert Kasimir August (1738-1822)
• Clemens Wenzelslaus (1739-1812), Elector and Archbishop of Trier
• Maria Kunigunde Dorothea (1740-1826), Fürstäbtissin von Thorn und Essen