Duke John Augustus III

GPTKB entity

Properties (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:birthDate February 28, 1704
gptkbp:birthPlace Dresden,_Saxony
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Catholic_Court_Church,_Dresden
gptkbp:court gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:culturalContribution Support_for_the_arts_and_architecture_in_Dresden
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:deathDate January 17, 1776
gptkbp:dynasty Wettin dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Augustus_II_the_Strong
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Modern Period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last_Duke_of_Saxony_before_the_kingdom_was_established.
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke John Augustus III
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Frederick_Augustus_II_of_Saxony
gptkbp:knownFor Patronage of the arts
gptkbp:languageSpoken German
gptkbp:legacy Influence on Saxon culture and politics
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Sophie_of_Denmark
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:John_Augustus_III
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Electorate_of_Saxony
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Elector_of_Saxony
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Schadow
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_George_IV,_Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:reignEnd 1763
gptkbp:reignStart 1733
gptkbp:relationship Allied_with_Austria
Opposed_Prussia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Saxony's_involvement_in_the_War_of_Austrian_Succession
Saxony's_involvement_in_the_Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria_Antonia_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Friedrich_August_II,_Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony