Heinrich von Brühl
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Heinrich, Count von Brühl, was a Polish-Saxon statesman at the court of Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and a member of the powerful German von Brühl family. The incumbency of this ambitious politician coincided with the decline of both states. Brühl was a skillful diplomat and cunning strategist, who managed to attain control over of Saxony and Poland, partly by controlling its king, Augustus III, who ultimately could only be accessed through Brühl himself.
Heinrich von Brühl in a Polish costume by Bacciarelli
Count Brühl's Goat by Carl Seiler depicting Brühl showing off his extravagant Meissen porcelain. Victoria and Albert Museum
Count Brühl's Tailor on a Goat - satirical porcelain figure by Meissen
Heinrich von Brühl by Marcello Bacciarelli (1758-1763), National Museum in Warsaw
Electorate of Saxony
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The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony, was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. Its territory included the areas around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz.
The Albrechtsburg Castle, with the spires of the Meissen Cathedral visible behind it.
Elector John George I, who led Saxony during the Thirty Years' War.
The Frauenkirche in Dresden. It was rebuilt 1994–2005 following its destruction in World War II.
The Dresden Cathedral