John George III, Elector of Saxony
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John George III, Elector of Saxony (20 June 1647 - 12 September 1691) was born into the house of Wettin. He was the Elector of Saxony, one of the electors of the Holy Roman Empire, succeeding his father, John George II in 1680.
John George III married Anne Sophia of Denmark (1647-1717), daughter of Frederick III of Denmark and Sophia Amelia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Their elder son John George IV became in 1691 elector of Saxony. After the death of John Georg IV in 1694, his younger brother (Frederick) August became Elector of Saxony as August I, Elector of Saxony. In 1696 August I was elected as the King of Poland and named as Augustus II, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony.
