Albert, King of Saxony

Albert
King Albert in 1878 by Alfred Diethe.
King of Saxony
Reign	29 October 1873 – 19 June 1902
Predecessor	John
Successor	George
Born	(1828-04-23)23 April 1828 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	19 June 1902(1902-06-19) (aged 74) Sibyllenort, German Empire
Spouse	Carola of Vasa (m 1853)
Issue	no issue
Full name
Friedrich August Albert Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Nepomuk Wilhelm Xaver Georg Fidelis
House	Wettin
Father	John of Saxony
Mother	Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Burial	23 June 1902 Katholische Hofkirche
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Albert (Friedrich August Albert Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Nepomuk Wilhelm Xaver Georg Fidelis; 23 April 1828 – 19 June 1902) was the King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin. The eldest son of Prince John (who succeeded his brother Frederick Augustus II on the Saxon throne as King John in 1854) by his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria.

Marriage

On 18 June 1853, Albert married Carola of Vasa, daughter of Gustav, Prince of Vasa and granddaughter of Gustav IV Adolf in Dresden. They had no issue.

Carola's miscarriages

1. A miscarriage of a daughter in the 4th month of pregnancy (19 December 1853).
2. A miscarriage of a daughter in the 6th month of pregnancy (16 August 1854).
3. A miscarriage in the 1st month of pregnancy (22 January 1855).
4. A miscarriage of a son in the 4th and a half month of pregnancy (17 January 1856).
5. A miscarriage in the 1st month of pregnancy (4 December 1856).
6. A miscarriage in the 1st month of pregnancy (30 January 1857).
7. A miscarriage in the 1st month of pregnancy (30 March 1857).
8. A miscarriage of a son in the 5th and a half month of pregnancy (11 January 1858).
9. A miscarriage of a son in the 4th and a half month of pregnancy (20 March 1859).
10. A miscarriage in the 1st month of pregnancy (30 March 1860).

Titles and styles

• 23 April 1828 – 29 October 1873 His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Saxony.
• 29 October 1873 – 19 June 1902 His Majesty The King.