POLITICIAN
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
1797 - 1854
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
Frederick Augustus II (German: Friedrich August II.; 18 May 1797 in Dresden – 9 August 1854 in Brennbüchel, Karrösten, Tyrol) was King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin. He was the eldest son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony – younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony – by his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon, Princess of Parma. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony has received more than 263,809 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Frederick Augustus II of Saxony is the 2,464th most popular politician (up from 2,484th in 2019), the 659th most popular biography from Germany (up from 677th in 2019) and the 177th most popular German Politician.
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony is most famous for being the last King of Poland.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
64.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
8.25
Effective Languages (L*)
2.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ranks 2,464 out of 19,576. Before him are Eumenes II, Magnentius, Ieng Sary, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sajida Talfah, and Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus. After him are Pleistarchus, Yazid II, Maria Christina of Austria, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, Anedjib, and Joscelin I, Count of Edessa.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEumenes II
221 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 2,458
Magnentius
303 - 353
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 2,459
Ieng Sary
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2,460
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1844 - 1900
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2,461
Sajida Talfah
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2,462
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
84 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2,463
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 2,464
Pleistarchus
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 2,465
Yazid II
687 - 724
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 2,466
Maria Christina of Austria
1858 - 1929
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 2,467
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
1726 - 1796
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 2,468
Anedjib
2950 BC - 2985 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 2,469
Joscelin I, Count of Edessa
1072 - 1131
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 2,470
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1797, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ranks 13. Before him are Adolphe Thiers, Hiroshige, Ghalib, Joseph Henry, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, and Charles Lyell. After him are Alfred de Vigny, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Paul Delaroche, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Ferdinand von Wrangel, and Maria Isabel of Braganza. Among people deceased in 1854, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ranks 3. Before him are Georg Ohm, and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. After him are Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Abbas I of Egypt, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, Johann Peter Eckermann, Charles III, Duke of Parma, Karl Adolph von Basedow, Józef Elsner, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, and Zénaïde Bonaparte.
Others Born in 1797
Go to all RankingsAdolphe Thiers
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1877
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 7
Hiroshige
ARTIST
1797 - 1858
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 8
Ghalib
WRITER
1797 - 1869
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 9
Joseph Henry
PHYSICIST
1797 - 1878
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 10
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
WRITER
1797 - 1826
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 11
Charles Lyell
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1875
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 12
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 13
Alfred de Vigny
WRITER
1797 - 1863
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 14
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1870
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 15
Paul Delaroche
PAINTER
1797 - 1856
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 16
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
PAINTER
1797 - 1861
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 17
Ferdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 18
Maria Isabel of Braganza
COMPANION
1797 - 1818
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1854
Go to all RankingsGeorg Ohm
PHYSICIST
1789 - 1854
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 1
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1854
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 2
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 3
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
COMPANION
1792 - 1854
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 4
Abbas I of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1854
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 5
Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais
PHILOSOPHER
1782 - 1854
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 6
Johann Peter Eckermann
WRITER
1792 - 1854
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 7
Charles III, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1854
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 8
Karl Adolph von Basedow
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1854
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 9
Józef Elsner
COMPOSER
1769 - 1854
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 10
Princess Louise Amelie of Baden
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1854
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 11
Zénaïde Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1854
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ranks 659 out of 7,253. Before him are Werner Mölders (1913), Andreas Baader (1943), Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), Gerhard Ertl (1936), Ottmar Hitzfeld (1949), and Rudolf Bultmann (1884). After him are Ernst Otto Fischer (1918), George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), Werner Sombart (1863), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Karl Carstens (1914), and Werner von Haeften (1908).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWerner Mölders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1941
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 653
Andreas Baader
EXTREMIST
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 654
Carl Gustav Hempel
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 655
Gerhard Ertl
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 656
Ottmar Hitzfeld
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 657
Rudolf Bultmann
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 658
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 659
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 660
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1640
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 661
Werner Sombart
ECONOMIST
1863 - 1941
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 662
Maurice de Saxe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1696 - 1750
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 663
Karl Carstens
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 664
Werner von Haeften
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1944
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 665
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony ranks 177. Before him are John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), Erich Mielke (1907), Erich Koch (1896), Manfred Gerlach (1928), Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910), and John of Saxony (1801). After him are George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), Karl Carstens (1914), Werner von Haeften (1908), Otto Grotewohl (1894), Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1873), and Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1636).
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
1503 - 1554
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 171
Erich Mielke
1907 - 2000
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 172
Erich Koch
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 173
Manfred Gerlach
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 174
Ludwig Stumpfegger
1910 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 175
John of Saxony
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 176
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 177
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
1595 - 1640
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 178
Karl Carstens
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 179
Werner von Haeften
1908 - 1944
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 180
Otto Grotewohl
1894 - 1964
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 181
Pavlo Skoropadskyi
1873 - 1945
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 182
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
1636 - 1679
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 183