Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
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This article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.
Frederick Augustus III (German: Friedrich August III.; 25 May 1865 – 18 February 1932) was the last King of Saxony (1904–1918). Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the eldest son of King George of Saxony and his wife, Maria Anna of Portugal.
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King of Saxony | |||||
Reign | 15 October 1904 – 13 November 1918 | ||||
Predecessor | George | ||||
Successor | Monarchy abolished | ||||
Born | (1865-05-25)25 May 1865 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony | ||||
Died | 18 February 1932(1932-02-18) (aged 66) Sibyllenort, Landkreis Oels, Province of Lower Silesia, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (present-day Szczodre, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland) | ||||
Burial | Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden | ||||
Spouse | Archduchess Louise of Austria (m. 1891; div. 1903) | ||||
Issue | Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen Prince Ernst Heinrich Princess Maria Alix Karola Princess Margarete Karola Princess Maria Alix Luitpolda Princess Anna | ||||
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House | Wettin | ||||
Father | George of Saxony | ||||
Mother | Maria Anna of Portugal | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Frederick Augustus served in the Royal Saxon Army before becoming king, and later was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall. Though well-loved by his subjects, he voluntarily abdicated as king on 13 November 1918, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I. He died in his Sibyllenort Palace in Lower Silesia (now Szczodre in Poland) and was buried in Dresden.