Albert von Sachsen
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English: Albert (April 23 1828 - June 19 1902) was a King of Saxony (1873 - 1902) of the House of Wettin. Born Friedrich August Albert in the Saxon capital Dresden, he was the eldest son of Prince en:John of Saxony, who succeeded his brother en:Frederick Augustus II on the throne as King John in 1854. In 1871 King Albert was the first non prussian Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian army. Albert had a successful military career leading Saxon troops which participated in the en:First War of Schleswig, the en:Austro-Prussian War, and the en:Franco-Prussian War. His reign as king was largely uneventful.
Deutsch: Friedrich August Albert Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Nepomuk Wilhelm Xaver Georg Fidelis (* 23. April 1828 in Dresden; † 19. Juni 1902 in Sibyllenort, Schlesien) war von 1873 bis 1902 König von Sachsen. Er heiratete 1853 de:Carola von Wasa-Holstein-Gottorp (1833–1907).
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As Crownprince in Sedan 1871, painted by Carl Steffeck
1876, painted by Paul Kießling
ca. 1896, by Karl Mediz
Bust by Max Baumbach, 1899
His wife, Queen Carola
c. 1900, by Nicola Perscheid
Monument in Dresden, sculpted by Max Baumbach
Hunting scene in Langebrück / Dresden (Albert on the left)
Monument in Bautzen, by Walter Hauschild