Frederick Christian was the Prince-Elector of Saxony for 73 days in 1763. He was a member of the House of Wettin. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Frederick Augustus II, Prince-Elector of
Frederick Christian wearing the Polish Order of the White Eagle. Portrait by Pietro Rotari, c. 1755
Frederick Christian c. 1735, by Rosalba Carriera.
A young Frederick Christian by Pierre Subleyras, c. 1739
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1752
Augustus III of Poland
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Augustus III of Poland was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire where he was known as Frederick Augustus II.
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
…December 1763) was the Prince-Elector of Saxony for 73 days in 1763. He was a member of the House of Wettin. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Frederick Augustus II, Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (as Augustus III), by his wife, Maria Josepha of Austria. A weak child since his birth, he suffered paralysis…
Portrait by Louis de Silvestre
Reception of Augustus at Versailles by Louis XIV, 1714
Augustus, aged 19 years in 1715 by Nicolas de Largillière
Prince Frederick Augustus, by Louis de Silvestre, 1727