Augustus the Strong

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Augustus the Strong was the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, renowned for his absolutist rule, lavish court, and patronage of the arts and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector of Saxony
Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
human
monarch
alliedWith Peter the Great of Russia
linked to: Peter the Great
birthDate 1670-05-12
birthPlace Dresden
Electorate of Saxony
burialPlace Dresden Cathedral (body)
Wawel Cathedral (heart)
linked to: Wawel Cathedral
commissioned Zwinger Palace in Dresden
expansion of Dresden as a baroque residence city
convertedTo Roman Catholicism in 1697
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
deathDate 1733-02-01
deathPlace Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Warsaw
dynasty House of Wettin
endTime 1706-10-24
1733-02-01
father John George III, Elector of Saxony
fullName Augustus II the Strong
Frederick Augustus I
givenName Frederick Augustus
militaryConflict Great Northern War
mother Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark
nobleFamily House of Wettin
notableFor absolutist rule
lavish court culture
patronage of architecture
patronage of the arts
physical strength
role in the Great Northern War
patronOf Dresden court orchestra
Meissen porcelain manufactory
linked to: Meissen
positionHeld Elector of Saxony
Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
positionHeldContext Elector of Saxony from 1694 to 1733
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1697–1706
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1709–1733
predecessor John III Sobieski
reasonForConversion eligibility for the Polish crown
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
residence Dresden Castle
Moritzburg Castle
Warsaw
spouse Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
startTime 1694-09-27
1697-09-15
1709-09-01
successor Augustus III of Poland

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Hubertusburg Palace commissionedBy Augustus the Strong
Porcelain Collection foundedBy Augustus the Strong
Porcelain Collection creator Augustus the Strong
historical region of Saxony notablePerson Augustus the Strong
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Goldener Reiter subjectOfStatue Augustus the Strong
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