Category:John of Saxony

**Johann I of Saxony**
	king of Saxony (1801-1873)
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Name in native language	Johann von Sachsen;
Date of birth	12 December 1801; Dresden
Date of death	29 October 1873; Pillnitz
Place of burial	Dresden Cathedral;
Pseudonym	Philalethes;
Country of citizenship	Kingdom of Saxony;
Occupation	sovereign; politician;
Member of	Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities (honorary member, 1846–1854); Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities (honorary member, 1835–); Königlich Sächsischer Altertumsverein (–1855); Accademia della Crusca;
Position held	Member of the Landtag of Saxony; King of Saxony;
Noble title	Prince of Saxony;
Family	House of Wettin;
Father	Prince Maximilian of Saxony;
Mother	Princess Maria Carolina of Parma;
Sibling	Friedrich August II of Saxony; Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony; Princess Maria Anna of Saxony; Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony; Princess Maria Amalie of Saxony;
Child	Albert I of Saxony; Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Genoa; Georg I of Saxony; Archduchess Anna, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany; Archduchess Margaretha, Archduchess Karl Ludwig of Austria; Princess Sophie of Saxony; Princess Sidonie of Saxony; Ernest de Saxe; Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony;
Spouse	Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1822–);
Work location	Dresden;
Award received	Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Order of St. Andrew; Order of the Most Holy Annunciation; Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary; Order of the Rue Crown; Order of Saint Henry; Albert Order; Civil Order of Saxony; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus; knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus;
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"John of Saxony" may also refer to John, Elector of Saxony (1468-1532).

John of Saxony

Deutsch: Johann von Sachsen, vollständiger Name Johann Nepomuk Maria Joseph Anton Xaver Vincenz Aloys Franz de Paula Stanislaus Bernhard Paul Felix Damasus (* 12. Dezember 1801 in Dresden; † 29. Oktober 1873 in Pillnitz) regierte nach dem Tod seines Bruders Friedrich August II. seit 1854 das Königreich Sachsen. Er betätigte sich auch als Übersetzer unter dem Pseudonym Philalethes.

John (de: Johann); 12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) was a King of Saxony from the House of Wettin. He was the son of Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1759–1838), and his first wife, Princess Carolina of Parma. He became King of Saxony after the death of his brother Frederick Augustus II of Saxony in 1854. John was succeeded as king by his son Albert of Saxony.

On 21 November 1822 at Dresden, John married Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801-1877), daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756-1825) and his second wife Caroline of Baden (1776-1841). Amelia's twin sister Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria was the queen consort of King Frederick William IV of Prussia. John and Amelia had nine children:

Maria Auguste (1827-1857)
Albert, King of Saxony (1828-1902). Married Carola of Vasa, daughter of Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden
Elizabeth (1830-1912). Married first Ferdinand, 1st Duke of Genoa, Prince of Savoy and Sardinia, and second Niccolo Marchese Rapallo.
Friedrich August Ernst (1831-1847)
George of Saxony (1832-1904). Married Maria Anna of Portugal
Maria Sidonia (1834-1862)
Anna (1836-1859). Married Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Margaretha (1840-1858). Married her cousin Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria.
Sophie (1845-1867). Married her cousin Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (brother of Empress Empress Elisabeth of Austria).

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