Profiles: Saxony Rulers and Consorts

Kings of Saxony
King Friedrich August I
Countess Palatine Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
King Anton
Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy
Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria
King Friedrich August II
Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria
Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria
King Johann
Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
King Albert
Princess Carola of Vasa
King Georg
Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal
King Friedrich August III
Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany

Pretenders to the Throne
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
Albert, Margrave of Meissen

Friedrich August I

Full Name: Friedrich August Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier
Titles: His Majesty The King of Saxony
Born: December 23, 1750, Dresden
Parents: Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony and Maria Antonia of Bavaria
Married: January 17, 1769, to Countess Palatine Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Children:
– Princess Maria Augusta (1782)

Reign: January 1, 1806 – May 5, 1827
* Friedrich August III, Elector, became the first King of Saxony as Friedrich August I

Died: May 5, 1827, Dresden
Burial Site: Old Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Countess Palatine Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Full Name: Maria Amalie Auguste
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
Born: May 10, 1752, Mannheim
Parents: Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler and Maria Francisca of Sulzbach
Married: January 17, 1769, to the future King Friedrich August I
Children:
– Princess Maria Augusta (1782)

Died: November 15, 1828, Dresden
Burial Site: Old Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Anton

Full Name: Anton Clemens Theodor Maria Joseph Johann Evangelista Johann Nepomuk Franz Xavier Aloys Januar
Titles: His Majesty The King of Saxony
Born: December 27, 1755, Dresden
Parents: Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony and Maria Antonia of Bavaria
Married(1): September 29, 1781, in Turin, to Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy
Married(2): September 8, 1787, to Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria
Children:
– Princess Maria Ludovika (1795)
– Prince Frederick Augustus (1796)
– Princess Maria Johanna (1798)
– Princess Maria Theresa (1799)

Reign: May 5, 1827 – June 6, 1836

Died: June 6, 1836, Dresden
Burial Site: Large Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy

Full Name: Maria Carolina Antonietta Adelaide
Titles: Her Royal Highness The Electoral Princess of Saxony
Born: January 17, 1764, The Royal Palace of Turin
Parents: King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and the Infanta Maria Antonietta of Spain
Married: September 29, 1781, in Turin, to the future King Anton
Died: December 28, 1782, Dresden
Burial Site: Large Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria

Full Name: Maria Theresia Josepha Charlotte Johanna
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
Born: January 14, 1767, Florence
Parents: Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and the Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain
Married: September 8, 1787, to the future King Anton
Children:
– Princess Maria Ludovika (1795)
– Prince Frederick Augustus (1796)
– Princess Maria Johanna (1798)
– Princess Maria Theresa (1799)

Died: November 7, 1827, Leipzig
Burial Site: Large Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Friedrich August II

Full Name: Friedrich August Albert Maria Clemens Joseph Vincenz Aloys Nepomuk Johann Baptista Nikolaus Raphael Peter Xavier Franz de Paula Venantius Felix
Titles: His Majesty The King of Saxony
Born: May 18, 1797, Pillnitz Castle, Dresden
Parents: Maximilian, Prince of Saxony and Carolina of Bourbon, Princess of Parma
Married(1): September 26, 1819, to Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria
Married(2): April 24, 1833, to Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria
Reign: June 6, 1836 – August 9, 1854

Died: August 9, 1854, Karrösten
Burial Site: King’s Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Archduchess Maria Karolina of Austria

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Full Name: Maria Karolina Ferdinanda
Titles: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Saxony
Born: April 8, 1801, Vienna
Parents: Emperor Franz I of Austria and Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies
Married: September 26, 1819, to the future Friedrich August II
Died: May 22, 1832, Pillnitz Castle, Dresden
Burial Site: Large Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria

Full Name: Maria Anna Leopoldine Elisabeth Wilhelmine
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
Born: January 27, 1805, Munich
Parents: King Maximilian I of Bavaria and Caroline of Baden
Married: April 24, 1833, to the future Friedrich August II
Died: September 13, 1877, Dresden
Burial Site: King’s Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Johann

Full Name: Johann Nepomuk Maria Joseph Aston Xaver Vincenz Aloys Franz de Paula Stanislaus Bernhard Paul Felix Damasus
Titles: His Majesty The King of Saxony
Born: December 12, 1801, Dresden
Parents: Maximilian, Prince of Saxony and Carolina of Bourbon, Princess of Parma
Married: November 10, 1822, in Munich, to Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Children:
– Princess Marie Auguste Friederike (1827)
– King Albert I (1828)
– Princess Maria Elisabeth, Duchess of Genoa (1830)
– Prince Friedrich August Ernst (1831)
– King Georg I (1832)
– Princess Maria Sidonia (1834)
– Princess Anna, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1836)
– Princess Margaretha, Archduchess of Austria (1840)
– Princess Sophie, Duchess in Bavaria (1845)

Reign: August 9, 1854 – October 29, 1873

Died: October 29, 1873, Pillnitz Castle, Dresden
Burial Site: King’s Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria

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Full Name: Amalie Auguste
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
Born: November 13, 1801, Munich
Parents: King Maximilian I of Bavaria and Caroline of Baden
Married: November 10, 1822, in Munich, to the future King Johann
Children:
– Princess Marie Auguste Friederike (1827)
– King Albert (1828)
– Princess Maria Elisabeth, Duchess of Genoa (1830)
– Prince Friedrich August Ernst (1831)
– King Georg (1832)
– Princess Maria Sidonia (1834)
– Princess Anna, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1836)
– Princess Margaretha, Archduchess of Austria (1840)
– Princess Sophie, Duchess in Bavaria (1845)

Died: November 8, 1877, Dresden
Burial Site: King’s Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Albert

Full Name: Friedrich August Albrecht Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Nepomuk Wilhelm Xaver Georg Fidelis
Titles: His Majesty The King of Saxony
Born: April 23, 1828, Dresden
Parents: King Johann and Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Married: June 18, 1853, in Dresden, to Princess Carola of Vasa
Reign: October 29, 1873 – June 19, 1902
Died: June 19, 1902, Schloss Sybillenort
Burial Site: New Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Princess Carola of Vasa

Full Name: Karolina Fredrika Franciska Stefania Amalia Cecilia
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
Born: August 5, 1833, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Parents: Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden and Princess Louise Amelie of Baden
Married: June 18, 1853, in Dresden, to the future King Albert
Died: December 15, 1907, Dresden
Burial Site: New Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Georg

Full Name: Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus
Titles: His Majesty The King of Saxony
Born: August 8, 1832, Dresden
Parents: King Johann and Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Married: May 11, 1859, in Lisbon, to Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal
Children:
– Princess Maria Johanna (1860)
– Princess Elisabeth (1862)
– Princess Mathilde (1863)
– King Friedrich August III (1865)
– Princess Maria Josepha, Archduchess of Austria(1867)
– Prince Johann Georg (1869)
– Prince Maximilian (1870)
– Prince Albert (1875)

Reign: June 19, 1902 – October 15, 1904

Died: October 15, 1904, Pillnitz Castle, Dresden
Burial Site: New Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal

Full Name: Maria Ana Fernanda Leopoldina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Carlota Antónia Júlia Vitória Praxedes Francisca de Assis Gonzaga
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Georg of Saxony
Born: August 21, 1843, Lisbon
Parents: Queen Maria II of Portugal and King Ferdinand II
Married: May 11, 1859, in Lisbon, to the future King Georg
Children:
– Princess Maria Johanna (1860)
– Princess Elisabeth (1862)
– Princess Mathilde (1863)
– King Friedrich August III (1865)
– Princess Maria Josepha, Archduchess of Austria(1867)
– Prince Johann Georg (1869)
– Prince Maximilian (1870)
– Prince Albert (1875)

Died: February 5, 1884, Dresden
Burial Site: Large Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Friedrich August III

Full Name: Friedrich August Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp
Titles: His Majesty The King of Saxony
Born: May 25, 1865, Dresden
Parents: King Georg and Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal
Married: November 21, 1891, to Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (divorced 1903)
Children:
– Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony (1893)
– Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (1893)
– Prince Ernst Heinrich (1896)
– Princess Maria Alix Karola (1898)
– Margarete Karola, Princess of Hohenzollern (1900)
– Maria Alix Luitpolda, Princess of Hohenzollern-Emden (1901)
– Princess Anna, Archduchess of Austria (1903)

Reign: October 15, 1904 – November 13, 1918 (abdicated)

Died: February 18, 1932, Schloss Sybillenort
Burial Site: New Crypt at the Hofkirche, Dresden

Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany

Full Name: Luise Antoinette Maria Theresia Josepha Johanna Leopoldine Caroline Ferdinande Alice Ernestine
Titles: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Saxony
Born: December 2, 1870, Salzburg
Parents: Ferdinand IV of Tuscany and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma
Married: November 21, 1891, to the future Friedrich August III (divorced 1903)
Children:
– Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony (1893)
– Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (1893)
– Prince Ernst Heinrich (1896)
– Princess Maria Alix Karola (1898)
– Margarete Karola, Princess of Hohenzollern (1900)
– Maria Alix Luitpolda, Princess of Hohenzollern-Emden (1901)
– Princess Anna, Archduchess of Austria (1903)

Died: March 23, 1947, Brussels
Burial Site: Hedingen Monastery in Sigmaringen

Prince Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen

Full Name: Friedrich Christian Albert Leopold Anno Sylvester Macarius
Titles: Margrave of Meissen
Born: December 31, 1893, Dresden
Parents: Prince Friedrich August III and Archduchess Luise of Austria
Married: June 16, 1923, to Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis
Children:
– Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (1926)
– Princess Maria Josepha (1928)
– Princess Anna (1929)
– Prince Albert, Margrave of Meissen (1934)
– Princess Mathilde (1936)

Pretender: February 18, 1932 – August 9, 1968
Died: August 9, 1968, Samedan, Switzerland
Burial Site: Royal Chapel in Königskapelle in Karrösten, North Tyrol

Prince Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen

Full Name: Maria Emanuel
Titles: Margrave of Meissen
Born: January 31, 1926, at Schloss Prüfening, Bavaria
Parents: Prince Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn und Taxis
Married: January 31, 1963, to Princess Anastasia of Anhalt
Pretender: August 9, 1968 – July 23, 2012
Died: July 23, 2012, La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland
Burial Site: Royal Chapel in Königskapelle in Karrösten, North Tyrol

Prince Albert, Margrave of Meissen

Full Name: Albert Joseph Maria Franz-Xaver
Titles: Margrave of Meissen
Born: November 30, 1934, Bamberg, Bavaria
Parents: Prince Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn und Taxis
Married: April 10, 1980, in Munich, to Elmira Henke
Pretender: July 23, 2012 – October 6, 2012
Died: October 6, 2012, Munich
Burial Site: Friedrichstadt, Dresden