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Augustus III of Poland

1696 - 1763

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Augustus III (German: August III.; Polish: August III Sas – "the Saxon"; Lithuanian: Augustas III; 17 October 1696 – 5 October 1763) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire where he was known as Frederick Augustus II (German: Friedrich August II.). He was the only legitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, and converted to Catholicism in 1712 to secure his candidacy for the Polish throne. In 1719 he married Maria Josepha, daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, and became elector of Saxony following his father's death in 1733. Augustus was able to gain the support of Charles VI by agreeing to the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 and also gained recognition from Russian Empress Anna by supporting Russia's claim to the region of Courland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augustus III of Poland is the 849th most popular politician (down from 701st in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Germany (down from 188th in 2019) and the 65th most popular German Politician.

Augustus III of Poland was a member of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and was most famous for being the last king of Poland. He was the son of Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and Maria Josepha of Austria. He was the grandson of Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Maria Josepha of Austria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Augustus III of Poland ranks 849 out of 19,576. Before him are Moctezuma II, Herod Agrippa II, Sennacherib, Roh Moo-hyun, Hans Frank, and Mohammed Zahir Shah. After him are Kurt Waldheim, Ahmose I, Epaminondas, Atia, Mary Simon, and Valens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1696, Augustus III of Poland ranks 3. Before him are Mahmud I, and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. After him are Alphonsus Liguori, Maurice de Saxe, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Shah Jahan II, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, James Oglethorpe, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, and Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Among people deceased in 1763, Augustus III of Poland ranks 1. After him are Princess Isabella of Parma, Antoine François Prévost, Cao Xueqin, Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, Pierre de Marivaux, Peter Forsskål, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Augustus III of Poland ranks 217 out of 7,253. Before him are Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), and Hans Frank (1900). After him are Wim Wenders (1945), Baron d'Holbach (1723), Georg Bednorz (1950), Michel Ney (1769), Walter Ulbricht (1893), and Adolf von Baeyer (1835).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Augustus III of Poland ranks 65. Before him are Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), and Hans Frank (1900). After him are Walter Ulbricht (1893), Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), Karl Liebknecht (1871), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), and Arnulf of Carinthia (850).

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