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Frederick Augustus III of Saxony

«the Just»

The last elector and first king of Saxony, from 1806. An ally of Napoleon, he was also Duke of Warsaw from 1807; in 1815 he lost about half his kingdom to Prussia.

1750 – 1827ElectorWettin · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1750 Pending review

Death: 1827 Pending review

Role: Elector

Dynasty: Wettin · ES

Territories: Saxony (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Elector · Saxony · Electorate Pending review1763–1806Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1750

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1827

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Frederick Christian of Saxony

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Elector · Saxony · 1763–1806

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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