Augustus III of Poland

August III Sas
Reign	From 1734 until October 5, 1763
Elected	In 1734 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland
Coronation	On January 17, 1734 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
Royal House	Wettin
Parents	August II Mocny ?
Consorts	Marie Josepha
Children	Frederick Christian
Date of Birth	October 7 1696
Place of Birth	Dresden, Saxony, (now Germany)
Date of Death	October 5, 1763
Place of Death	Dresden, Saxony (now Germany)
Place of Burial	?

August III Sas (1696-1763), the King of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1734-1763), and also elector of Saxony (1733-1763, as Friedrich August II)

Royal titles:

• Official Latin version: Augustus III, Dei Gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dux Lithuaniae, Russie, Prussiae, Masoviae, Samogitiae, Kijoviae, Volhyniae, Podoliae, Podlachiae, Livoniae, Smolensciae, Severiae, Czerniechoviae, nec non haereditarius dux Saxoniae princeps et elector etc.

• English translation: August III, by God's grace King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia (Ukraine & Belarus), Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Kyiv, Volhynia, Podolia, Podlachia, Livonia, Smolensk, Siewierz, Czernichow, an also hereditary duke of Saxony, prince and elector etc.

Biography

Friedrich August II Wettin was born in Dresden in 1696 as son of August II the Strong, Imperial Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. He was being prepared by his family for the royal function. In 1721 he converted to Catholicism.

After his father's death he inherited Saxony and was elected king of Poland with support of Russian and Austrian troops.

On August 20, 1719 he married Marie Josepha, daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor: they had seven children. Their eldest son, Frederick Christian, succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony.

|- style="text-align: center;" | width="30%" |Preceded by:
Stanislaus I Leszczynski | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |King of Poland
1733-1763 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski