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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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustus II the Strong has received more than 1,142,148 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Augustus II the Strong is the 429th most popular politician (up from 456th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 125th in 2019) and the 31st 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 429 out of 19,576. Before him are Hafsa Sultan, Rehoboam, Viktor Yanukovych, Józef Piłsudski, Maximilian I of Mexico, and Louis VIII of France. After him are George V, Horemheb, Pompey, Francis II of France, Servius Tullius, and Björn Ironside.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1670, Augustus II the Strong ranks 1. After him are Bernard Mandeville, Antonio Caldara, Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, John Toland, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, Giovanni Bononcini, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, Maria Margaretha Kirch, Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, and Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje. Among people deceased in 1733, Augustus II the Strong ranks 1. After him are François Couperin, Bernard Mandeville, Pieter van der Aa, Georg Böhm, Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia, Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Robert de Visée, Nicolas Coustou, Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg, and Johann Jakob Scheuchzer.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Augustus II the Strong ranks 122 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles the Fat (839), Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742), Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Novalis (1772), and Wim Wenders (1945). After him are Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Michael Schumacher (1969), Lothair I (795), Queen Silvia of Sweden (1943), and Heinrich Böll (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Augustus II the Strong ranks 31. Before him are Willy Brandt (1913), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), Clara Zetkin (1857), Charles the Fat (839), and Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845). After him are Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Lothair I (795), George I of Great Britain (1660), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), and Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973).

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