Georg Saxon ( German: Georg von Sachsen , full name Frederick August Georg Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Kiriak Romanus of Saxony ( German Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus32 August 18 - August 8 , Dresden - October 15, 1904 , Pilnitz , Saxony ) - King of Saxony since June 19, 1902. Prussian ( July 4, 1888 ) and Saxon Field Marshal ( June 15, 1888). From the Vettin dynasty .
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| Predecessor | Albert | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Frederick Augustus III | ||||||||||||
| Heir | Frederick Augustus III | ||||||||||||
| Birth | August 23, 1832 | ||||||||||||
| Death | October 15, 1904 (72 years old) | ||||||||||||
| Burial place | Hofkirche | ||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 family
- 3 Military ranks
- 4 See also
- 5 Links
Biography
Member of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 . Crown Prince (Crown Prince) of Saxony from October 29, 1873 to June 19, 1902.
Only at the age of almost 70 years did George inherit the royal throne after the death of his brother Albert . George's reign lasted only two years. He was the penultimate Saxon Field Marshal .
Family
In Lisbon , in 1859, he married the Portuguese Princess Maria Anne (1843–1884), daughter of Queen Mary II . Eight children were born from this marriage, but the two eldest daughters died in infancy.
- Matilda (1863-1933), was considered a wife to Crown Prince Rudolph and Archduke Franz Ferdinand , but remained unmarried;
- Frederick Augustus (1865-1932), the last king of Saxony Frederick Augustus III;
- Maria Joseph (1867-1944), wife of Archduke Otto and mother of the last emperor of Austria, Charles I ;
- Johann Georg (1869–1938), married to Maria Isabella of Württemberg (1871–1904), then to Maria Immacolate of Bourbon-Sicilian (1874–1947)
- Maximilian (1879-1951), Catholic priest;
- Albert (1875-1900), died as a result of a traffic accident.
Military ranks
- 03/08/1846 second lieutenant
- 08.23.1849 first lieutenant
- 04/29/1852 captain
- 09/29/1853 major
- 04/12/1857 lieutenant colonel
- 03.03.1858 Colonel
- 10/30/1861 Major General
- 11/14/1866 lieutenant general
- 07/06/1871 General of the infantry
- 06/15/1888 Saxon Field Marshal
- 07/04/1888 Prussian Field Marshal
See also
- King george