George of Saxony

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George
King of Saxony
George of Saxony portrait by Franz Kops (1895)
Reign	June 19, 1902 – October 15, 1904
Born	August 23, 1832 (1832-08-23)
Birthplace	Dresden
Died	October 15, 1904 (aged 72)
Place of death	Pillnitz
Buried	Katholische Hofkirche
Predecessor	Albert
Successor	Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
Consort	Maria Anna of Portugal
Issue	Maria Johanna, Elisabeth, Mathilde, Frederick Augustus, Maria Josepha, Johann Georg, Maximilian, Albert
Royal House	Wettin
Father	John of Saxony
Mother	Amalie Auguste of Bavaria

George (German: Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus; 8 August 1832 – 15 October 1904) was a King of Saxony of the House of Wettin.

Contents 1 Life 2 Children 3 Ancestors 4 See also

[edit] Life

George was born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He was the second son of King John of Saxony (1801-1873) and his wife Amelia of Bavaria (1801-1877), daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria (1756-1825).

On 11 May 1859 at Belém Palace, Lisbon, George married the Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (1843-1884), the eldest surviving daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal (1819-1853) and her consort, King Ferdinand II (1816-1885). Ferdinand was born as the Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary, and as such was a Catholic Saxon kinsman of George.

George served under his brother Albert's command during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and in the Franco-German War. In the re-organisation of the army which accompanied the march towards Paris, his brother the Crown Prince gained a separate command over the 4th army (Army of the Meuse) consisting of the Saxon XII corps, the Prussian Guard corps, and the IV (Prussian Saxony) corps and George succeeded him in command of the XII corps.

Prince George was a Generalfeldmarschall before his ascension. It gradually became clear that George's older brother Albert I (1828-1902) and his wife Queen Carola (1833-1907) would not have any children, thereby making George the heir presumptive to the throne. He succeeded Albert I as King of Saxony on June 19, 1902, albeit for just a brief two-year reign. He died in Pillnitz and was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick Augustus III (1865-1932), who was deposed in 1918.

[edit] Children

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Marie Johanna Amalie Ferdinande Antonie Luise Juliane	19 June 1860	2 March 1861	died in childhood, no issue
Elisabeth Albertine Karoline Sidonie Ferdinande Leopoldine Antonie Auguste Clementine	14 February 1862	18 May 1863	died in childhood, no issue
Mathilde Marie Auguste Viktorie Leopoldine Karoline Luise Franziska Josepha	19 March 1863	27 March 1933	died unmarried, no issue
Frederick Augustus Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp	25 May 1865	18 February 1832	married Princess Louise of Tuscany (1870-1947) , later divorced, had issue
Maria Josepha Luise Philippine Elisabeth Pia Angelica Margarethe	31 May 1867	28 May 1844	married to her cousin second degrees Archduke Otto Franz of Austria (1865-1906) , had issue
Johann Georg Pius Karl Leopold Maria Januarius Anacletus	10 July 1869	24 November 1938	married first Isabella, Duchess of Württemberg (1871-1904) and second Maria, Immacolata Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1874–1906),
Maximilian Wilhelm August Albert Karl Gregor Odo	17 November 1870	12 January 1951	died unmarried, no issue
Albert Karl Anton Ludwig Wilhelm Viktor	25 February 1875	16 September 1900	died umarried, no issue

[edit] Ancestors

v • d • e Ancestors of George of Saxony

16. Augustus III of Poland               8. Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony                       17. Maria Josepha of Austria               4. Prince Maximilian of Saxony                             18. Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor               9. Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria                       19. Maria Amalia of Austria               2. John of Saxony                                   20. Philip, Duke of Parma               10. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma                       21. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France               5. Princess Caroline of Parma                             22. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor               11. Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria                       23. Maria Theresa of Austria               1. George of Saxony                                         24. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken               12. Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken                       25. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken               6. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria                             26. Joseph Karl Emanuel August, Count Palatine of Sulzbach               13. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach                       27. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Augusta Sophie of Neuburg               3. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria                                   28. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden               14. Margrave Charles Louis of Baden                       29. Landgravine Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt               7. Caroline of Baden                             30. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt               15. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt                       31. Countess Palatine Henriette Karoline of Zweibrücken

George of Saxony House of Wettin Born: August 8 1832 Died: October 15 1904
Regnal titles
Preceded by Albert	King of Saxony 1902-1904	Succeeded by Frederick Augustus III

[edit] See also

• Rulers of Saxony