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George of Saxony by Nicola Perscheid c. 1900
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King of Saxony | |||||
Reign | 19 June 1902 – 15 October 1904 | ||||
Predecessor | Albert | ||||
Successor | Frederick Augustus III | ||||
Born |
Dresden |
23 August 1832||||
Died | 15 October 1904 Pillnitz |
(aged 72)||||
Burial | Katholische Hofkirche | ||||
Spouse | Maria Anna of Portugal | ||||
Issue | Princess Maria Johanna Princess Elisabeth Princess Mathilde Frederick Augustus III Maria Josepha, Archduchess Otto Franz of Austria Prince Johann Georg Prince Maximilian Prince Albert |
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House | Wettin | ||||
Father | John of Saxony | ||||
Mother | Amalie Auguste of Bavaria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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German: Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus English: Frederick Augustus George Louis William Maximilian Charles Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus |
George (German: Friedrich August Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Karl Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus; 8 August 1832 – 15 October 1904) was a King of Saxony of the House of Wettin.
George was born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He was the second son of King John of Saxony (1801–1873) and his wife Princess Amelia of Bavaria (1801–1877), daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756–1825).
On 11 May 1859 at Belém Palace, Lisbon, George married the Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (1843–1884), the eldest surviving daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal (1819–1853) and her consort, King Ferdinand II (1816–1885). Ferdinand was born as the Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and as such was a Catholic Saxon kinsman of George. Maria Anna died young and George stayed unmarried for the rest of his long life.
George served under his brother Albert's command during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and in the Franco-German War. In the re-organisation of the army which accompanied the march towards Paris, his brother the Crown Prince gained a separate command over the 4th army (Army of the Meuse) consisting of the Saxon XII corps, the Prussian Guard corps, and the IV (Prussian Saxony) corps and George succeeded him in command of the XII corps.
In 1871, Prince George was awarded the Grand Cross of the Württemberg Military Merit.