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 Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry (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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George of Saxony | Father: John of Saxony |
Paternal Grandfather: Prince Maximilian of Saxony |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony |
Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria Antonia Walpurgis | |||
Paternal Grandmother: Princess Caroline of Parma |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Ferdinand, Duke of Parma | ||
Paternal Great-grandmother: Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria | |||
Mother: Amalie Auguste of Bavaria |
Maternal Grandfather: Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | |
Maternal Great-grandmother: Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach | |||
Maternal Grandmother: Caroline of Baden |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Margrave Charles Louis of Baden | ||
Maternal Great-grandmother: Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
King of Saxony ![]() Maleri av Kong Georg av Sachsen av Franz Kops fra 1895. | |||||
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Date of birth | 8 August 1832 Dresden Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus von Sachsen | ||||
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Media in category "George of Saxony"
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- Giorgio (given name)
- 1832 births
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- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- Knights of the Order of St. Andrew
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
- House of Wettin
- Military people of Germany in the Franco-Prussian War
- Recipients of the Order of the Black Eagle
- Knights of the Golden Fleece (19th century)
- Monarchs of Saxony
- Births in Dresden