General
Johann
Georg
"Ritter von Sachsen"
von Sachsen
aka Chevalier de Saxe
Born in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Ancestors 
Son of Friederich August Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xaver (Wettin) von Sachsen
and Ursula Katharina von Altenbockum
Brother of
Friedrich August (Wettin) Sachsen [half], Hermann Moritz (von Sachsen) de Saxe [half], Friedrich August Rutowski [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]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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General Johann von Sachsen was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.
Biography
a Saxon Field Marshal and Governor of Dresden.
When he was legitimized, his father gave him the title of Chevalier de Saxe. Initially, Johann Georg chose a spiritual path and became a Knight of Malta, but later, like all of August's illegitimate sons, he joined the army, starting at the top (as a general). On July 27, 1763, he was appointed field-marshal Generalfeldmarschall.
Roman Catholic
Chevalier de Saxe
Johann Georg of Saxony was the son of August "the Strong" of Saxony, King of Poland, and his mistress Ursula Katharina Altenbockum.
Sources
- Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe[1]
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