Maximilian of Saxony (1759-1838)
Prince Maximilian of Saxony , full name Maximilian Maria Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Johann Evangelista Ignaz Augustin Xaver Aloys Johann Nepomuk January Hermenegild Agnellus Paschalis of Saxony (born April 13, 1759 in Dresden ; † January 3, 1838 there ) was designated heir to the throne from 1827 to 1830 of the Kingdom of Saxony .
Life
Maximilian was the youngest son of the Saxon Elector Friedrich Christian and his wife Maria Antonia of Bavaria .
Since all of Maximilian's older brothers, both Princes Karl and Joseph of Saxony, who died at a young age, as well as Elector Friedrich August III. and Prince Elector Anton did not father any viable male descendants, Maximilian was second in line to the throne of the Electorate and later Kingdom of Saxony in 1796 . When his brother Friedrich August, who had been the first king of Saxony since 1806, died in 1827, Maximilian took the first place in the kingdom's line of succession.
In the course of the unrest of 1830/31, Maximilian declared on September 13, 1830, his renunciation of the succession in favor of his eldest son Friedrich August , who was also appointed co-regent of the aged King Anton. After he was able to experience how his son ascended the throne after Anton's death in 1836 and he gave him Weesenstein Castle , Maximilian died about a year and a half later and was buried in the Wettiner crypt of the Catholic Court Church in Dresden .
Marriages and offspring
His first marriage was on April 22, 1792 in Parma ( per procurationem ) and on May 9, 1792 in Dresden (in person) with Princess Carolina Maria Theresia Josephina (born November 22, 1770 in Parma; † March 1, 1804 in Dresden), daughter of Duke Ferdinand of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from his marriage to Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria . The couple had the following seven offspring:
- Amalia of Saxony (1794–1870)
- Maria von Sachsen (born April 27, 1796 in Dresden; † January 3, 1865 at Brandeis Castle, Bohemia) ⚭ (on May 6, 1821) Grand Duke Ferdinand III. from Tuscany
- Friedrich August II. (1797-1854), King of Saxony
- Clemens of Saxony (born May 1, 1798 in Dresden, † January 4, 1822 in Pisa)
- Maria Anna of Saxony (1799–1832) ⚭ (on November 16, 1817) Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany
- Johann (1801–1873), King of Saxony
- Maria Josepha of Saxony (1803–1829) ⚭ (October 20, 1819) King Ferdinand VII of Spain .
21 years after the death of his first wife, he married at the age of 66 on October 15, 1825 in Lucca (per procurationem) and on November 7, 1825 in Dresden (in persona) the 43 years younger niece of his first wife, Princess Maria Luisa Carlotta (1802–1857), daughter of King Ludwig of Etruria from his marriage to the Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain . The couple had no common offspring.
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| SURNAME | Maximilian of Saxony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maximilian Maria Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Johann Evangelista Ignaz Augustin Xaver Aloys Johann Nepomuk January Hermenegild Agnellus Paschalis von Wettin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of the Saxon Elector Friedrich Christian and Crown Prince of Saxony |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1838 |
| Place of death | Dresden |