Augustus III of Poland

Augustus III of Poland

Augustus III (Polish: August III Sas, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustus III of Poland has received more than 695,988 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Augustus III of Poland is the 682nd most popular politician (up from 922nd in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Germany (up from 261st in 2019) and the 49th 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.