Saxon Army Field Marshal and Governor of Dresden. The son of Polish King Augustus the Strong (or Augustus II), he was given the title of Chevalier de Saxe. He became a Knight of Malta but later joined the army at the rank of general. In July 1763 he was appointed to the rank of field marshal. In 1764 he acquired the "Zinzendorfschen Garden" that was located outside Dresden's city gates and built a magnificent rococo-style palace, from where he served as the city's governor. He died following a prolonged illness at the age of 69.
Saxon Army Field Marshal and Governor of Dresden. The son of Polish King Augustus the Strong (or Augustus II), he was given the title of Chevalier de Saxe. He became a Knight of Malta but later joined the army at the rank of general. In July 1763 he was appointed to the rank of field marshal. In 1764 he acquired the "Zinzendorfschen Garden" that was located outside Dresden's city gates and built a magnificent rococo-style palace, from where he served as the city's governor. He died following a prolonged illness at the age of 69.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
Family Members
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August II of Poland
1670–1733
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Ursula Katharina von Altenbockum
1680–1743
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Friedrich August Rutowski
1702–1764
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Friedrich August II of Saxony
1699–1763
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Anna Karolina Orzelska
1707–1769
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Augusta Constantia von Cosel von Friesen
1708–1728
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Friedrich August von Cosel
1712–1770
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