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Frederick Augustus III. the Just
(King Frederick Augustus I.,* 23.12.1750 in Dresden, †05.05.1827 in Dresden),
The spirit of the French revolution led to the Saxon farmer rebellion of 1790,
which could be suppressed only with employment of the army by force. Saxony took
part in the so-called Realm War against the French republic until 1796. Still
1806 fencing with Prussia against the victorious napoleonic troops,
Friedrich August III. stepped on the side of Napoleon. Saxony joined the Rhine
Confederation and became a kingdom in 1806. Saxony placed itself in the
national liberation struggle against the napoleonic foreign rule not on the side
of Russia and Prussia, but remained with the Saxon army up to the
Battle of Leipzig 1813 with Napoleon.
That entailed after the Viennese congress 1815 negotiated peace regulations
the transfer of approximately two thirds of the territory to Prussia.
Anthony the Kind
(* 1755, †06.06.1836 in Pillnitz near Dresden),
By the improvements noticeable in his reign for the citizens he received the
surname "the Kind". The entry of Saxony to the German customs union 1833 let
trade, industry and traffic blossom further.
Frederick Augustus II.
(* 18.05.1797 in Pillnitz, †9.08.1854 in Brennbüchel in Tirol),
Frederick Augustus was an officer in the wars of liberation, showed however
otherwise hardly interes for the military.
Frederick Augustus II. solved political questions from pure feeling of obligation.
Usually he appointed himself to his ministers. 1836 he took over the government
without his uncle Anton, with whom he had already governed since 1831 the
fate of the country. As a love-worth and intelligent man he was expressed fast
with the people likes. A uniform iurisdiction for Saxony created the penal code of 1836.
During the revolutionary events 1848/49he appointed liberal minister
into the government, finished the censorship and issued a liberal electors law.
John
(* 12.12.1801,†29.10.1873 in Pillnitz),
under influence of his minister Beust he fought for the large-german solution
of the realm agreement (under inclusion of Austria). Saxony fought 1866 in the
Austrian-Prussian war at the side of Austria. After the defeat of Koeniggraetz
Saxony finally joined North German federation and 1871 the German empire. Beside
his political work John loved literature. Under the alias Philateles he
translated Dante's "Divine Comedy".
Albert
(* 23.04.1828 in Dresden, †19.06.1902 in Sibyllenort near Breslau),
the integration of Saxony into the realm led from Prussia continued.
Militarily trained in all branches of service, he stated 1866 and 1870 the
Saxon troops in the war. Saxony was under his government a sample country of
the constitutional monarchy.
George
(* 1832, †1904),
at the age of 70 years Albert followed his brother at the throne.
His reign took however only two years.
Frederick Augustus III.
(* 25.05.1865,†18.02.1932 in Sybillenort),
was very connected for the military. 1913 he inaugurated the Leipzig people
battle monument. During his government he worried himself around the equilibrium
of the forces between tradition and progress. The last Saxon king resigned in
the result of the November revolution 13.11.1918.
