George of Saxony

George
King of Saxony
Image:Georg von Sachsen 1895.jpg
George of Saxony portrait by Franz Kops (1895)
Reign	June 19 1902, - October 15, 1904
Born	August 23 1832(1832-08-23)
	Dresden
Died	October 15 1904 (aged 72)
	Pillnitz
Buried	Katholische Hofkirche
Predecessor	Albert
Successor	Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
Consort	Maria Anna of Portugal
Issue	Maria Johanna, Elisabeth, Mathilde, Frederick Augustus, Maria Josepha, Johann Georg, Maximilian, Albert
Royal House	Wettin
Father	John of Saxony
Mother	Amalie Auguste of Bavaria

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 Amelia of Bavaria (1801-1877), daughter of King Maximilian I 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-Gotha-Kohary, and as such was a Catholic Saxon kinsman of George.

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.

Prince George was a Generalfeldmarschall before his ascension. It gradually became clear that George's older brother Albert I (1828-1902) and his wife Queen Carola (1833-1907) would not have any children, thereby making George the heir presumptive to the throne. He succeeded Albert I as King of Saxony on June 19, 1902, albeit for just a brief two-year reign. He died in Pillnitz and was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick Augustus III (1865-1932), who was deposed in 1918.

Eight children were born of George and Maria Anna's marriage:

• Marie Johanna (1860-1861)
• Elisabeth (1862-1863)
• Mathilde (1863-1933).
• Frederick Augustus (1865-1932). Married Princess Louise of Tuscany (1870-1947)
• Maria Josepha (1867-1944). Married Archduke Otto Franz of Austria (1865-1906).
• John George (1869-1938). Married first Isabella, Duchess of Württemberg (1871-1904) and second Maria, Immacolata Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1874–1906), daughter of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and Duke of Calabria (1841–1934).

• Maximilian (1870-1951)

• Albert (1875-1900)

Ancestors

See also

• Rulers of Saxony

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