Frederick Augustus III of Saxony

Frederick Augustus III (German: Friedrich August III.; 25 May 1865 – 18 February 1932) was the last King of Saxony (1904–1918). Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the eldest son of King George of Saxony and his wife, Maria Anna of Portugal.

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Frederick Augustus III
Frederick Augustus III (1914)
King of Saxony
Reign	15 October 1904 – 13 November 1918
Predecessor	George
Successor	Monarchy abolished
Born	(1865-05-25)25 May 1865 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	18 February 1932(1932-02-18) (aged 66) Sibyllenort, Landkreis Oels, Province of Lower Silesia, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic (present-day Szczodre, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Burial	Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden
Spouse	Archduchess Louise of Austria (m. 1891; div. 1903)
Issue	Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen Prince Ernst Heinrich Princess Maria Alix Karola Princess Margarete Karola Princess Maria Alix Luitpolda Princess Anna
Names German: Friedrich August Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp English: Frederick Augustus John Louis Charles Gustav Gregory Philip von Wettin
House	Wettin
Father	George of Saxony
Mother	Maria Anna of Portugal
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Frederick Augustus served in the Royal Saxon Army before becoming king, and later was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall. Though well-loved by his subjects, he voluntarily abdicated as king on 13 November 1918, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I. He died in his Sibyllenort Palace in Lower Silesia (now Szczodre in Poland) and was buried in Dresden.