Kurfürst von Sachsen Friedrich August II. – Biographical information from the WeGA

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August III., König von Polen Alternative Names
October 17, 1696 in Dresden
†

October 5, 1763 in Dresden
Kurfürst von Sachsen, König von Polen
Dresden

Iconography

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Augustus, aged 19 years in 1715 by Nicolas de Largillière (Source: Wikimedia)

Prince Frederick Augustus, by Louis de Silvestre, 1727 (Source: Wikimedia)

Reception of Augustus at Versailles by Louis XIV, 1714 (Source: Wikimedia)

Wedding reception of Augustus III and Maria Josepha at the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, 1719 (Source: Wikimedia)

Royal Monogram of King Augustus III of Poland. (Source: Wikimedia)

Coronation mantle of Augustus III, National Museum in Warsaw (Source: Wikimedia)

Royal Polish Regalia of Augustus III, made around the time of the Succession War (Source: Wikimedia)

Count von Brühl exhibiting his extravagant Meissen porcelain. Brühl was the viceroy of Poland and headed the Saxon court (Source: Wikimedia)

View of Dresden's Neumarkt in 1747, by Bernardo Bellotto (Source: Wikimedia)

Augustus III by Rotari, 1755 (Source: Wikimedia)

A Meissen porcelain platter from Augustus III’s dinner set for the Warsaw Royal Castle. The service was delivered to Warsaw in August 1756, where it was used by the king during Seven Years' War and is currently held at the National Museum in Warsaw. (Source: Wikimedia)

Saxon Facade of the Royal Castle in Warsaw (Source: Wikimedia)

Meissen porcelain figure of King Augustus III (Source: Wikimedia)

Donors to the General Hospital of Infant Jesus; Augustus III is in the top left corner, 18th-century depictions (Source: Wikimedia)

Maria Amalia, Queen of Spain, Naples and Sicily, pictured in Polish dress (1738). (Source: Wikimedia)

Bildnis des Augustus III., König von Polen, 1721/1770 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Frederic Auguste, Etienne Desrochers - 1726/1741 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Fridericus Augustus, Bernigeroth, Martin - 1705/1715 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Augustus III., Lorenzo Zucchi - 1751/1779 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Augustus III., 1754/1775 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Fridericus Augustus, Bernigeroth, Johann Martin - 1734/1763 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Fridericus Augustus II., Sysang, Johann Christoph - 1725/1767 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Fridericus Augustus II., Christian Halbauer - 1779/1809 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Augustus III., Busch, Georg Paul - 1725/1756 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Fridericus Augustus II., 1725/1775 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

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Biographical information from the WeGA

Sohn von August dem Starken; ab 1733 Kurfürst von Sachsen und seit 17. Januar 1734 als August III. auch König von Polen und Großherzog von Litauen.

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Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, https://weber-gesamtausgabe.de/A004394 (Version 4.11.0 of July 1, 2024)
Last change of this document on December 16, 2017

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