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Anthony, King of Saxony
| Anthony | |||||
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 Portrait by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1827) | |||||
| King of Saxony | |||||
| Reign | 5 May 1827 – 6 June 1836 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick Augustus I | ||||
| Successor | Frederick Augustus II | ||||
| Born | 27 December 1755 Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 6 June 1836 (aged 80) Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Confederation | ||||
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Anthony of Saxony (German: Anton; 27 December 1755 – 6 June 1836) was a King of Saxony from the House of Wettin. He became known as Anton der Gütige[2] ("Anthony the Kind").[3]
He was the fifth but third surviving son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony and his wife Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria.
- ^ Holborn, p. 24
- ^ Quinger p. 35
- ^ "The Kings of Saxony Archived 14 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 27 January 2007.
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