Georg, King of Saxony
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| Georg | |
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| Photograph by Nicola Perscheid c. 1900 | |
| Reign | 19 June 1902 – 15 October 1904 |
| Predecessor | Albert |
| Successor | Frederick Augustus III |
| Born | 8 August 1832 Dresden |
| Died | 15 October 1904 (aged 72) Pillnitz |
| Spouse | Maria Anna of Portugal (m 11 May 1859) |
| Issue | Princess Marie Johanna Princess Elisabeth Princess Mathilde Frederick Augustus III Maria Josepha, Archduchess of Austria Prince Johann Georg Prince Maximilian Prince Albert |
| Full name | |
| Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus | |
| House | Wettin |
| Father | John, King of Saxony |
| Mother | Amalie Auguste of Bavaria |
| Burial | Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden |
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Georg (Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus; 8 August 1832 – 15 October 1904) was king of Saxony and member of the House of Wettin.
Marriage[edit]
On 11 May 1859, he married Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, a daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her consort, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, and younger sister of King Pedro V of Portugal.
Issue[edit]
- Princess Marie Johanna of Saxony (19 June 1860 - 2 March 1861) died in infancy.
- Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (14 February 1862 - 18 May 1863) died in infancy.
- Princess Mathilde of Saxony (19 March 1863 – 27 March 1933) never married.
- Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (25 May 1865 – 18 February 1932) married Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany and had issue.
- Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (31 May 1867 – 28 May 1944) married Archduke Otto of Austria and had issue.
- Prince Johann Georg of Saxony (10 July 1869 – 24 November 1938) married (1) Duchess Maria Isabella of Württemberg but had no issue. Married (2) Princess Maria Immacolata of the Two Sicilies but had no issue.
- Prince Maximilian of Saxony (17 November 1870 – 12 January 1951) never married.
- Prince Albert of Saxony (25 February 1875 – 16 September 1900) never married.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 8 August 1832 – 19 June 1902 His Royal Highness Prince Friedrich August Georg of Saxony, Duke of Saxony.
- 19 June 1902 – 15 October 1904 His Majesty The King.
Categories:
- 1832 births
- 1904 deaths
- Field marshals of Saxony
- Field marshals of the German Empire
- German generals
- Field marshals
- House of Wettin
- Kings of Saxony
- Burials at Dresden Cathedral
- Saxon princes
- Albertine branch
- People from Dresden
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austria)
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal)
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Aviz
- Knights of the Order of the Rue Crown
- Grand Masters of the Order of the Rue Crown
- Grand Masters of the Military Order of Saint Henry
- Grand Cordons of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)