Anthony, King of Saxony

Anthony
Portrait by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1827)
King of Saxony
Reign	5 May 1827 – 6 June 1836
Predecessor	Frederick Augustus I
Successor	Frederick Augustus II
Born	(1755-12-27)27 December 1755 Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	6 June 1836(1836-06-06) (aged 80) Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Confederation
Burial	Katholische Hofkirche
Spouses	Maria Carolina of Savoy ​ ​ (m. 1781; died 1782)​ Maria Theresia of Austria ​ ​ (m. 1787; died 1827)​
Issue	Princess Maria Ludovika Prince Frederick Augustus Princess Maria Johanna Princess Maria Theresia
Names German: Anton Clemens Theodor Maria Joseph Johann Evangelista Nepomuk Franz Xaver Aloys Januar[1] English: Anthony Clement Theodore Mary Joseph John the Evangelist Nepomuk Francis Xavier Aloysius Januarius
House	Wettin
Father	Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
Mother	Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Anthony of Saxony (German: Anton; 27 December 1755 – 6 June 1836) was a King of Saxony from the House of Wettin. He became known as Anton der Gütige^[2] ("Anthony the Kind").^[3]

He was the fifth but third surviving son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony and his wife Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria.