Friedrich August I.

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:August_the_Strong
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:birthDate 1670-05-12
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 Johann Georg III.
gptkbp:house gptkb:Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Friedrich August I.
gptkbp:knownFor extravagant court life
numerous illegitimate children
role in the Great Northern War
political alliances in Europe
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_Sophie_of_Denmark
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:August_the_Strong
gptkbp:notableEvent abdicated Polish throne in 1706
elected King of Poland in 1697
restored as King of Poland in 1709
gptkbp:notableFor patronage of the arts
physical strength
building the Zwinger Palace
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Dresden_art_collections
gptkb:Meissen_porcelain
gptkbp:predecessor Johann Georg IV.
gptkbp:predecessorAsKingOfPoland gptkb:Stanisław_I_Leszczyński
gptkbp:reignAsKingOfPolandEnd 1706
1733
gptkbp:reignAsKingOfPolandStart 1697
1709
gptkbp:reignEnd 1733
gptkbp:reignStart 1694
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:signature Friedrich August I. signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Christiane_Eberhardine_of_Brandenburg-Bayreuth
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Augustus_III_of_Poland
gptkbp:successorAsKingOfPoland gptkb:Augustus_III_of_Poland
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Königreich_Sachsen
gptkb:Frederick_Augustus_the_Just
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6