Anton, King of Saxony

Anton of Saxony
Portrait by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1827)
King of Saxony
Reign	5 May 1827 – 6 June 1836
Predecessor	Frederick Augustus I
Successor	Frederick Augustus II
Born	(1755-12-27)27 December 1755 Dresden, Electorate of Saxony
Died	6 June 1836(1836-06-06) (aged 80) Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Spouses	Maria Carolina of Savoy (m 24 October 1781) Maria Theresia of Austria (m 18 October 1787)
Issue	Princess Maria Ludovika Prince Friedrich August Princess Maria Johanna Princess Maria Theresia
Full name
Anton Clemens Theodor Maria Joseph Johann Evangelista Nepomuk Franz Xaver Aloys Januar
House	Wettin
Father	Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
Mother	Princess Maria Antonia of Bavaria

Anton of Saxony (Anton Clemens Theodor Maria Joseph Johann Evangelista Nepomuk Franz Xaver Aloys Januar; 27 December 1755 – 6 June 1836) was a King of Saxony from the House of Wettin. He became known as Anton der Gütige ("Anthony the Kind") He was the fifth but third surviving son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony and his wife Maria Antonia of Bavaria.

First marriage

On 24 October 1781, he married Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia of Spain. They had no issue.

Second marriage

On 18 October 1787, he married Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany.

Issue

1. Princess Maria Ludovika of Saxony (14 March 1795 – 25 April 1796)
2. Friedrich August of Saxony (born and died 5 April 1796)
3. Princess Maria Johanna of Saxony (5 April 1798 – 30 October 1799)
4. Princess Maria Theresia of Saxony (born and died 15 October 1799)

Titles

• 27 December 1755 – 20 December 1806 His Serene Highness Prince Anton of Saxony.
• 20 December 1806 5 May 1827 His Royal Highness Prince Anton of Saxony.
• 5 May 1827 – 6 June 1836 His Majesty The King,