Frederick Augustus III of Saxony

Frederick Augustus III
Frederick Augustus III (1914)
King of Saxony
Reign15 October 1904 – 13 November 1918
PredecessorGeorge
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
Born(1865-05-25)25 May 1865
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died18 February 1932(1932-02-18) (aged 66)
Sibyllenort, Landkreis Oels, Province of Lower Silesia, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
(present-day Szczodre, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1891; div. 1903)
Issue
Names
German: Friedrich August Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp
English: Frederick Augustus John Louis Charles Gustav Gregory Philip von Wettin
HouseWettin
FatherGeorge of Saxony
MotherMaria Anna of Portugal
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureFrederick Augustus III's signature

Frederick Augustus III (German: Friedrich August III.; 25 May 1865 – 18 February 1932) was the last King of Saxony (1904–1918). Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the eldest son of King George of Saxony and his wife, Maria Anna of Portugal.

Frederick Augustus served in the Royal Saxon Army before becoming king, and later was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall. Though well-loved by his subjects, he voluntarily abdicated as king on 13 November 1918, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I. He died in his Sibyllenort Palace in Lower Silesia (now Szczodre in Poland) and was buried in Dresden.