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Frederick Augustus I 1750-1827
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Friedrich August I
Oil on canvas. Detail from the
painting by Anton Graff, 1795.
Gemäldegalerie
Alte Meister, Dresden |
Frederick Augustus I was king of Saxony from 1806 until his
death in 1827.
His father was
Frederick Augustus III,
the king of Poland and, as Frederick Augustus II, elector of
Saxony.
Frederick Augustus I was also
the duke of Warsaw. In 1791, he was invited to become king
of Poland, but he declined.
Also in 1791, Frederick hosted
the meeting that would result in the
Declaration of Pillnitz.
In 1806, Frederick made peace
with
Napoleon and shared the
emperor's success but later also his defeat.
Here is the map
1806 Germany
and Italy
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