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Augustus II the Strong

1670 - 1733

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Augustus II the Strong (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin. Augustus' great physical strength earned him the nicknames "the Strong", "the Saxon Hercules" and "Iron-Hand". He liked to show that he lived up to his name by breaking horseshoes with his bare hands and engaging in fox tossing by holding the end of his sling with just one finger while two of the strongest men in his court held the other end. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augustus II the Strong is the 540th most popular politician (down from 429th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Germany (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Politician.

Augustus II the Strong is most famous for being a king of Poland and Elector of Saxony. He is also known for his patronage of the arts and sciences, as well as his military prowess.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Augustus II the Strong ranks 540 out of 19,576. Before him are Hongwu Emperor, Charles III of Spain, Miklós Horthy, Olaf Tryggvason, Shehbaz Sharif, and Mahathir Mohamad. After him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Servius Tullius, Arthur Henderson, Herod Antipas, Heraklonas, and Baibars.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1670, Augustus II the Strong ranks 1. After him are Giovanni Bononcini, Bernard Mandeville, Antonio Caldara, Turlough O'Carolan, John Toland, Maria Margaretha Kirch, Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, Rajaram I, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, and Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken. Among people deceased in 1733, Augustus II the Strong ranks 1. After him are François Couperin, Bernard Mandeville, Georg Böhm, Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia, Pieter van der Aa, Nicolas Coustou, Robert de Visée, Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, and John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Augustus II the Strong ranks 146 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Adolf Windaus (1876), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Ernst Chain (1906), Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), and Walter Benjamin (1892). After him are Eduard Buchner (1860), Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Friedrich Fröbel (1782), Alfred Wegener (1880), and Friedrich Merz (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Augustus II the Strong ranks 40. Before him are Willy Brandt (1913), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), and Leopold I of Belgium (1790). After him are Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Friedrich Merz (1955), Lothair I (795), Agrippina the Younger (15), George I of Great Britain (1660), and Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973).

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