Augustus was featured in the ZDF documentary Die Deutschen season 2, episode 6 August der Starke und die Liebe (Augustus the Strong and Love)
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Augustus II the Strong
Augustus II the Strong, was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
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politics · King of Poland, Elector of Saxony and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1670–1733) · art collector · politician · aristocrat · king · also Augustus II the Strong, Hercules saxonicus, August II Mocny, Augustus the Strong, Augustus II, Augusto II el Fuerte
Born 12 May 1670 · Died 1 February 1733 · Q53437
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1998· 1 entry
“we may understand the reason for our existence in forms of earthly life.”
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1936· 1 entry
Augustus was the subject of a Polish-German film Augustus the Strong directed by Paul Wegener
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1806· 1 entry
Despite the fact that all remaining Electors of Saxony were Catholic
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1733· 1 entry
Died 1733-02-01.
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1728· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Black Eagle (1728).
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1725· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1725).
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1712· 1 entry
Awarded Order of St. Andrew (1712).
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1709· 1 entry
Career landmark: King of Poland (1709–1733).
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1703· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the White Eagle (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) (1703).
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1697· 2 entries
Won Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1697).
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Career landmark: King of Poland (1697–1706).
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1694· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prince-Elector of Saxony (1694–1733).
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1686· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1686).
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1670· 1 entry
Born 1670-05-12.
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