August the Strong

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dresden
gptkb:Warsaw
gptkb:Zwinger_Palace
gptkbp:birthDate 1670-05-12
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Friedrich_August_I
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Dresden_Cathedral
gptkbp:child gptkb:Augustus_III_of_Poland
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:deathDate 1733-02-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Warsaw
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wettin
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_George_III,_Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:house gptkb:Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label August the Strong
gptkbp:knownFor extravagant court life
numerous illegitimate children
numerous mistresses
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_Sophie_of_Denmark
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
Polish
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Augustus_II_the_Strong
August II der Starke
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_Northern_War
gptkb:War_of_the_Polish_Succession
gptkbp:notableFor patronage of the arts
physical strength
founding the Meissen porcelain manufactory
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:King
gptkb:monarchy
elector
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:architecture
gptkb:music
porcelain manufacture
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_III_Sobieski
gptkbp:reignEnd 1706
1733
gptkbp:reignEnd_(Poland,_2nd_time) 1733
gptkbp:reignStart 1694
1697
gptkbp:reignStart_(Poland,_2nd_time) 1709
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
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:Dresden,_Saxony
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6