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Anthony of Saxony
Header
Anthony of Saxony
Also known as
Anthony of Saxony
primary name:
Anthony of Saxony
other name:
(King) Saxony
other name:
Anthony
other name:
Anton von Sachsen
other name:
Anton
other name:
Sachsen, Anton von
Details
royal/imperial; ruler; German; Male
Other dates
1755-1836
Biography
Son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, and Maria Antonia of Bavaria. M. Maria Carolina of Savoy in 1781 and, after her death in 1782, Maria Theresa of Austria, daughter of the future Emperor Leopold II, in 1787. Anthony succeeded his brother Frederick August I as King of Saxony in 1827 and became known as Anton der Gütige (Anthony the Kind)