Born in Dresden, Kurfürstentum Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Ancestors 
Son of Friedrich August Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xaver (Wettin) von Sachsen
and Christiane Eberhardine (Hohenzollern) von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Brother of
Alexander Józef Sułkowski [half], Hermann Moritz (von Sachsen) de Saxe [half], Friedrich August Rutowski [half], Johann Georg von Sachsen [half], Maria Aurora (Rutowska) von Bellegarde [half], Anna Carolina (Orzelska) von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck [half], Augusta Anna Konstancja (Cosel) von Friesen [half], Friederike Alexandrine (Cosel) Moszyńska [half] and Friedrich August (Cosel) von Cosel [half]
Husband of
Maria Josefa Benedikta (Habsburg) von Sachsen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Friedrich Christian Leopold Johann Georg Franz Xaver (Wettin) von Sachsen, Maria Amalia Christina Franziska Xaveria Flora Walburga (of Wettin) di Espana, Maria Anna Sophia Sabina Angela Franciska Xaveria (Wettin) Bayern, Franz Xaver Albert August Ludwig Benno (Wettin) Sachsen, Maria Josepha Karolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria (Wettin) de Saxe and Karl Christian Joseph Ignaz Eugen Franz Xaver (Wettin) von Sachsen
Died
at age 66
in Dresden, Kurfürstentum Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by Friedrich August I |
Kurfürst von Sachsen 1733 - 1763 |
Succeeded by Friedrich Christian |
Biography
August III (Wettin) Sachsen is Notable.
- Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus II (Friedrich August II, Kurfürst von Sachsen) from 1733
- King of Poland and Grand-Duke of Lithuania as Augustus III (August III, König von Polen)
Sources
- Seite „August III. (Polen)“. In: Wikipedia, Die freie Enzyklopädie. Bearbeitungsstand: 11. Mai 2017, 18:17 UTC. URL: https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_III._(Polen)&oldid=165418797 (Abgerufen: 19. August 2017, 08:39 UTC)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #35542252 Retrieved 22 sep 2016.
- Wikidata: Item Q53438
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Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Wettyn-4 and Wettin-43 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate. Please keep information in German form, as he was German.
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