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Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, detail from an engraving, 1854
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Born May 18, 1797 • Dresden • Germany
Died August 9, 1854 (aged 57) • Tirol • Austria
Title / Office king (1836-1854), Saxony

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Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, detail from an engraving, 1854
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