Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
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Frederick Augustus II (German: Friedrich August II.; 18 May 1797 in Dresden – 9 August 1854 in Brennbüchel, Karrösten, Tyrol) was King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.
| Frederick Augustus II | |||||
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 Portrait by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein | |||||
| King of Saxony | |||||
| Reign | 6 June 1836 – 9 August 1854 | ||||
| Predecessor | Anthony | ||||
| Successor | John | ||||
| Born | 18 May 1797 Pillnitz, Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 9 August 1854 (aged 57) Karrösten, Austrian Empire | ||||
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| Issue | Theodor Uhlig (illegitimate) | ||||
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | Prince Maximilian of Saxony | ||||
| Mother | Princess Caroline of Parma | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
He was the eldest son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony – younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony – by his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon, Princess of Parma.