Johann, King of Saxony

Johann of Saxony
Photograph of King John in the style of Ferdinand von Rayski.
King of Saxony
Reign	9 August 1854 – 29 October 1873
Predecessor	Frederick Augustus II
Successor	Albert
Born	(1801-12-12)12 December 1801 Dresden, Saxony
Died	29 October 1873(1873-10-29) (aged 71) Pillnitz, Dresden, Saxony
Spouse	Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Issue	Princess Maria Auguste Albert of Saxony Elisabeth, Duchess of Genoa Prince Ernest George of Saxony Princess Sidonia Anna, Grand Princess of Tuscany Margaretha, Archduchess Karl Ludwig of Austria Sophie, Duchess Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
Full name
Johann Nepomuk Maria Joseph Anton Xaver Vincenz Aloys Franz de Paula Stanislaus Bernhard Paul Felix Damasus
House	Wettin
Father	Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
Mother	Princess Carolina of Parma
Burial	Katholische Hofkirche

Johann of Saxony (Johann Nepomuk Maria Joseph Anton Xaver Vincenz Aloys Franz de Paula Stanislaus Bernhard Paul Felix Damasus ; 12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) was the King of Saxony from 1854 until his death.

Marriage

21 November 1822 in Dresden, he married Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756-1825) and his second wife Karoline of Baden.

Issue

1. Princess Marie Auguste Friederike of Saxony (1827–1857) died in childhood.
2. Albert of Saxony ( 23 April 1828 – 19 June 1902) married Princess Carola of Vasa but had no children.
3. Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (4 February 1830 – 14 August 1912) married Prince Ferdinando of Savoy, Duke of Genoa and had children.
4. Prince Friedrich August Ernst of Saxony (1831–1847) died in childhood.
5. King George of Saxony (8 August 1832 – 15 October 1904) married Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal and had children.
6. Princess Maria Sidonia of Saxony (1834–1862), died in childhood.
7. Princess Anna Maria of Saxony (4 January 1836 - 10 February 1859) married Ferdinando, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany and had children.
8. Princess Margaretha of Saxony ( 24 May 1840 – 15 September 1858) married Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria but had no children.
9. Princess Sophie of Saxony (15 March 1845 – 9 March 1867) married Duke Carl Theodor in Bavaria and had children.

Honours

• Knight of the Rue Crown, 1807
• Grand Cross of the Civil Merit Order, 1815
• Grand Cross of the Albert Order
• Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1822
• Template:Country data Saxe-Coburg and GothaTemplate:Namespace detect showall Template:Country data Saxe-AltenburgTemplate:Namespace detect showall Template:Country data Saxe-MeiningenTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, February 1838
• Russian Empire: Knight of St. Andrew, 5 April 1840
• Kingdom of Prussia:
  • Knight of the Black Eagle, 3 September 1840
  • Pour le Mérite (civil), 21 January 1869
• Austrian Empire: Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1841
• Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 28 April 1853
• Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 25 May 1853
• Baden:
  • Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1853
• Template:Country data Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 10 August 1854
• Template:Country data Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 31 August 1854
• Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1854
• Template:Country data Nassau: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau, February 1860
  • Knight of St. George, 1860
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order

Titles

• 12 December 1801 - 1 December 1806 His Serene Highness Prince Johann of Saxony, Duke of Saxony.
• 1 December 1806 - 9 August 1854 His Royal Highness Prince Johann of Saxony.
• 9 August 1854 – 29 October 1873 His Majesty The King.