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Augustus II the Strong
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hercules saxonicus, August II Mocny, Augustus the Strong, Augustus II, Augusto II el Fuerte, August the Strong
King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony (1670–1733)
Augustus II the Strong was an 18th-century European ruler who simultaneously held the thrones of Poland and Lithuania while also governing the German state of Saxony. His reign is historically significant because his leadership across these regions shaped Central European politics during a turbulent period of wars and territorial competition.
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- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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- Dresden
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- Warsaw
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- king
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- King of Poland
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Family
- Albertine branch
- Noble title
- Grand Duke of Lithuania
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- politics
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Augustus II the Strong (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I (German: Friedrich August 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.
Augustus' great physical strength earned him the nicknames "the Strong", "the Saxon Hercules" and "Iron-Hand". He liked to show that he lived up to his name by breaking horseshoes with his bare hands and engaging in fox tossing by holding the end of his sling with just one finger while two of the strongest men in his court held the other end. He is also notable for fathering a very large number of children, with contemporary sources claiming a total of between 360 and 380.
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