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| Augustus | |
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| Elector of Saxony | |
| Reign | 9 July 1553 – 11 February 1586 |
| Predecessor | Maurice |
| Successor | Christian I |
| Born | 31 July 1526 Freiberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 11 February 1586 (aged 59) Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Anne of Denmark Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt |
| Issue among others... | Christian I, Elector of Saxony Elisabeth, Countess Palatine of Simmern Dorothea, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg Anna, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach |
| House | House of Wettin Albertine Line |
| Father | Henry IV, Duke of Saxony |
| Mother | Catherine of Mecklenburg |
| Religion | Lutheran |
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Augustus (31 July 1526 – 11 February 1586) was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586.