Category:John of Saxony
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- "John of Saxony" may also refer to John, Elector of Saxony (1468–1532).
John (de: Johann); 12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) was a King of Saxony from the House of Wettin.
John was born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He was the son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony (1759-1838), and his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon-Parma (1770-1804). He became King of Saxony after the death of his brother Frederick Augustus II of Saxony in 1854. John was succeeded as king by his son Albert, King of Saxony.
[edit] Ancestors
| John of Saxony | Father: Prince Maximilian of Saxony |
Paternal Grandfather: Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Augustus III of Poland |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria Josepha of Austria |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Maria Antonia Walpurgis |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria Amalia of Austria |
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| Mother: Princess Caroline of Parma |
Maternal Grandfather: Ferdinand, Duke of Parma |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Philip, Duke of Parma |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Maria Theresa of Austria |
[edit] Family
On 21 November 1822 at Dresden, John married Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801-1877), daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756-1825) and his second wife Caroline of Baden (1776-1841). Amelia's twin sister Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria was the queen consort of King Frederick William IV of Prussia. John and Amelia had nine children:
- Maria Auguste (1827-1857)
- Albert, King of Saxony (1828-1902). Married Carola of Vasa, daughter of Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden
- Elizabeth (1830-1912). Married first Ferdinand, 1st Duke of Genoa, Prince of Savoy and Sardinia, and second Niccolo Marchese Rapallo.
- Friedrich August Ernst (1831-1847)
- George of Saxony (1832-1904). Married Maria Anna of Portugal
- Maria Sidonia (1834-1862)
- Anna (1836-1859). Married Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
- Margaretha (1840-1858). Married her cousin Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria.
- Sophie (1845-1867). Married her cousin Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (brother of Empress Empress Elisabeth of Austria).
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