George, King of Saxony

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George of Saxony by Nicola Perscheid c. 1900
King of Saxony
Reign 19 June 1902 – 15 October 1904
Predecessor Albert
Successor Frederick Augustus III
Born (1832-08-23)23 August 1832
Dresden
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Pillnitz
Burial Katholische Hofkirche
Spouse Maria Anna of Portugal
Issue Princess Maria Johanna
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Mathilde
Frederick Augustus
Maria Josepha, Archduchess Otto Franz of Austria
Prince Johann Georg
Prince Maximilian
Prince Albert
Full name
German: Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus
English: Frederick Augustus George Louis William Maximilian Charles Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus
House Wettin
Father John of Saxony
Mother Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Religion Roman Catholicism

George (German: Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus; 8 August 1832 – 15 October 1904) was a King of Saxony of the House of Wettin.

Life

Early life

George was born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He was the second son of King John of Saxony (1801–1873) and his wife Princess Amelia of Bavaria (1801–1877), daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756–1825).

On 11 May 1859 at Belém Palace, Lisbon, 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, King Ferdinand II (1816–1885). Ferdinand was born as the Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and as such was a Catholic Saxon kinsman of George.

Military career

George served under his brother Albert's command during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and in the Franco-German War. In the re-organisation of the army which accompanied the march towards Paris, his brother the Crown Prince gained a separate command over the 4th army (Army of the Meuse) consisting of the Saxon XII corps, the Prussian Guard corps, and the IV (Prussian Saxony) corps and George succeeded him in command of the XII corps.

In 1871, Prince George was awarded the Grand Cross of the Württemberg Military Merit.[1]

King of Saxony

Prince George was a Generalfeldmarschall before his ascension. It gradually became clear that George's older brother Albert I (1828–1902) and his wife Queen Carola (1833–1907) would not have any children, thereby making George the heir presumptive to the throne. He succeeded Albert I as King of Saxony on 19 June 1902, albeit for just a brief two-year reign. He died in Pillnitz and was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick Augustus III (1865–1932), who was deposed in 1918.

King George was a controversial figure. He divorced by royal decree his eldest son from his daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Luise. Luise's flight from Dresden was due to her father-in-law threatening to have her interned in Sonnestein Mental Asylum for life.

Children

Name Birth Death Notes
Marie Johanna Amalie Ferdinande Antonie Luise Juliane 19 June 1860 Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. died in childhood, no issue
Elisabeth Albertine Karoline Sidonie Ferdinande Leopoldine Antonie Auguste Clementine 14 February 1862 Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. died in childhood, no issue
Mathilde Marie Auguste Viktorie Leopoldine Karoline Luise Franziska Josepha 19 March 1863 Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. died unmarried, no issue
Frederick Augustus Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp 25 May 1865 Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. married Princess Louise of Tuscany (1870–1947), later divorced, had issue
Maria Josepha Luise Philippine Elisabeth Pia Angelica Margarethe 31 May 1867 Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. married to her second cousin Archduke Otto Franz of Austria (1865–1906), had issue
Johann Georg Pius Karl Leopold Maria Januarius Anacletus 10 July 1869 Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. married first Duchess Maria Isabella of Württemberg (1871–1904) and second Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1874–1906),
Maximilian Wilhelm August Albert Karl Gregor Odo 17 November 1870 Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. died unmarried, no issue
Albert Karl Anton Ludwig Wilhelm Viktor 25 February 1875 Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. died unmarried, no issue the result of injuries sustained in a carriage crash caused by Prince Miguel of Braganza

Ancestors

Family of George, King of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Augustus III of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Maria Josepha of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Prince Maximilian of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Maria Antonia of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Maria Amalia of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. John of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Philip, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Caroline of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. George of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Joseph Charles, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Augusta Sophie of Neuburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Margrave Charles Louis of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Landgravine Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Caroline of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Countess Palatine Henriette Karoline of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References

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George, King of Saxony
Born: 8 August 1832 Died: 15 October 1904
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Saxony
1902–1904
Succeeded by
Frederick Augustus III