August II the Strong

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Denmark-Norway_(during_Great_Northern_War)
gptkb:Russia_(during_Great_Northern_War)
gptkbp:birthDate 1670-05-12
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Friedrich_August
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Wawel_Cathedral
gptkbp:child gptkb:Augustus_III_of_Poland
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:culturalSignificance patron of Baroque architecture
promoted Meissen porcelain
gptkbp:deathDate 1733-02-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Warsaw
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wettin
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Charles_XII_of_Sweden
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_George_III,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:house gptkb:Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label August II the Strong
gptkbp:illegitimateChildren gptkb:Anna_Karolina_Orzelska
gptkb:Maurice_de_Saxe
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Saxon-Polish_union
building the Zwinger Palace
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_Sophie_of_Denmark
gptkbp:nickname the Strong
gptkbp:notableEvent abdicated Polish throne in 1706
restored to Polish throne in 1709
gptkbp:notableFor patronage of the arts
physical strength
role in the Great Northern War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:portrait August_II_the_Strong.jpg
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_III_Sobieski
gptkbp:reignEnd 1706
1733
gptkbp:reignEnd_(Poland,_second_time) 1733
gptkbp:reignStart 1694
1697
gptkbp:reignStart_(Poland,_second_time) 1709
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Royal_Castle,_Warsaw
gptkb:Dresden_Castle
gptkbp:signature August_II_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Christiane_Eberhardine_of_Brandenburg-Bayreuth
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Augustus_III_of_Poland
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Augustus_the_Strong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5