Category:George of Saxony

George (German:Georg; 8 August 1832 – 15 October 1904) was a King of Saxony of the House of Wettin. George was born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He was the second son of King John of Saxony (1801-1873) and his wife Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801-1877), daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756-1825). George married the Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (1843-1884), the eldest surviving daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal (1819-1853) and her consort, King Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816-1885). He died in Pillnitz and was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865-1932), who was deposed in 1918.

Eight children were born of George and Maria Anna's marriage:

• Marie Johanna (1860-1861)
• Elisabeth (1862-1863)
• Mathilde (1863-1933).
• Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865-1932). Married Princess Louise of Tuscany (1870-1947)
• Maria Josepha, Archduchess of Austria (1867-1944). Married Archduke Otto Franz of Austria (1865-1906).
• John George (1869-1938). Married first Isabella, Duchess of Württemberg (1871-1904) and second Maria, Immacolata Princess of the Two Sicilies (1874–1906), daughter of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and Duke of Calabria (1841–1934).

• Maximilian (1870-1951)

• Albert (1875-1900)

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