Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony

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Frederick Christian
Portrait by Gottfried Boy, 1751
Elector of Saxony
Reign 5 October – 17 December 1763
Predecessor Frederick Augustus II
Successor Frederick Augustus III
Born (1722-09-05)5 September 1722
Residenzschloss, Dresden
Died 17 December 1763(1763-12-17) (aged 41)
Residenzschloss, Dresden
Spouse
Issue Frederick Augustus I, King of Saxony
Anthony, King of Saxony
Maria Amalia, Duchess of Zweibrücken
Prince Maximilian
Full name
Friedrich Christian Leopold Johann Georg Franz Xaver
House Wettin, Albertine Line
Father Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony
Mother Maria Josepha of Austria
Burial Katholische Hofkirche
Religion Roman Catholicism

Frederick Christian (Friedrich Christian 5 September 1722 – 17 December 1763) was the Prince-Elector of Saxony for fewer than three months in 1763. He was a member of the House of Wettin. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Frederick Augustus II, Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, by his wife, Maria Josepha of Austria.



Issue[edit]

  1. A son (9 June 1748)
  2. Friedrich August I of Saxony (23 December 1750 – 5 May 1827) married Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and had issue
  3. Prince Karl Maximilian of Saxony (24 September 1752 – 8 September 1781) never married.
  4. Prince Joseph of Saxony (26 January 1754 – 25 March 1763) died in infancy
  5. Prince Anton of Saxony (27 December 1755 – 6 June 1836) married Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy but had no issue; married [[Maria Theresa of Austria (1767–1827)|Maria Theresa of Austria] but had no surviving issue
  6. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (26 September 1757 – 20 April 1831) married Karl II August of Zweibrücken and had issue
  7. Prince Maximilian of Saxony (13 April 1759 – 3 January 1838) married Princess Carolina of Parma and had issue; married secondly Princess Maria Luisa Carlota of Parma without issue
  8. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (27 February 1761 – 26 November 1820) never married.
  9. Stillborn son (1762).


Titles and styles[edit]

  • 5 September 1722 – 1 February 1733 His Serene Highness Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony
  • 1 February 1733 – 5 October 1763 His Serene Highness The Electoral Prince of Saxony
  • 5 October 1763 – 17 December 1763 His Serene Highness The Elector of Saxony





Preceded by Elector of Saxony
5 October – 17 December 1763 		Succeeded by
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