Anthony of Saxony
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Anthony (December 27, 1755 – June 6, 1836), also known by his German name Anton,[1] was a King of Saxony (1827-1836). He became known as Anton der Gütige,[2] or "Anthony the Kind".[3] He is sometimes referred to as Anton Klemens Theodor or Anthony Clement.
Anthony was the son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, and Maria Antonia of Bavaria, and succeeded his brother Frederick Augustus I as King of Saxony in 1827. Prussian diplomats discussed granting the Prussian Rhineland (predominantly Catholic) to Anthony (a Catholic) in exchange for Lutheran Saxony in 1826, but nothing came of these talks.[4]
In 1781, Anthony married Maria Carolina, Princess of Savoy & Sardinia (1764-1782), and, after widowing, he remarried in 1787 to Maria Theresia of Tuscany (1767-1827), daughter of Emperor Leopold II. Four children were born from the second marriage, but none survived to the age of two.
Anthony was succeeded as king by his nephew, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Holborn, p. 24
- ^ Quinger, p. 35
- ^ "The Kings of Saxony". Accessed January 27, 2007.
- ^ Freitag, p. 216
[edit] References
Holborn, Hajo (1982). A History of Modern Germany: 1840-1945. Princeton: Princeton University, 846. ISBN 0-691-05359-6.
Quinger, Heinz (1999). Dresden und Umgebung: Geschichte, Kunst und Kultur der sächsischen Hauptstadt. Mair Dumont Dumont, 319. ISBN 3770140281.
Freitag, Sabine; Peter Wende (2000). British Envoys to Germany 1816-1866: 1816-1829. Cambridge University Press, 614. ISBN 0521790662.
| Preceded by Frederick Augustus I |
King of Saxony 1827–1836 |
Succeeded by Frederick Augustus II |
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