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Augustus III of Poland

1696 - 1763

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Augustus 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustus III of Poland has received more than 757,511 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Augustus III of Poland is the 701st most popular politician (down from 681st in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Germany (down from 184th in 2019) and the 53rd 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 701 out of 19,576. Before him are Gideon, Boris Godunov, Moon Jae-in, Shehbaz Sharif, Michael of Russia, and Romanos IV Diogenes. After him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Constantine I of Greece, Ante Pavelić, Khosrow II, Aldo Moro, and Abdullah I of Jordan.

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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, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, Maurice de Saxe, Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Johann Melchior Molter, Vakhushti of Kartli, and Francesca Cuzzoni. Among people deceased in 1763, Augustus III of Poland ranks 1. After him are Princess Isabella of Parma, Cao Xueqin, Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, Antoine François Prévost, Pierre de Marivaux, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Peter Forsskål, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Gabriela Silang, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, and Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Augustus III of Poland ranks 188 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Christian I of Denmark (1426), Hans Frank (1900), Baron d'Holbach (1723), and Emmy Noether (1882). After him are Anne of Cleves (1515), Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), Emil Fischer (1852), Oswald Spengler (1880), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), and Jacob Grimm (1785).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Augustus III of Poland ranks 53. Before him are Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Olaf Scholz (1958), Rudolf Höss (1901), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Christian I of Denmark (1426), and Hans Frank (1900). After him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Conrad III of Germany (1093), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887).

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