Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
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Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria was a Bavarian princess by birth and Queen of Saxony by marriage to King John of Saxony.
Amaliebavaria 1801
Portrait of Amalie Auguste with her twin sister Elisabeth Ludovika, 1820s
Photograph of Queen Amalie during her widowhood, 1873
John, King of Saxony
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John was King of Saxony from 9 August 1854 until his death in 1873. He was a member of the House of Wettin. During his reign, Saxony became a part of the German Empire.
Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
…Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (13 November 1801 in Munich – 8 November 1877 in Dresden) was a Bavarian princess by birth and Queen of Saxony by marriage to King John of Saxony. Amalie was the fourth child of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Caroline of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Elisabeth…
King John c. 1870–73
John of Saxony Monument, Dresden
Photograph of King John and his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, c. 1872.