Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony

Frederick Christian
Portrait by Pietro Rotari, c. 1755
Elector of Saxony
Reign	5 October – 17 December 1763
Predecessor	Frederick Augustus II
Successor	Frederick Augustus III
Born	(1722-09-05)5 September 1722 Dresden Castle, Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	17 December 1763(1763-12-17) (aged 41) Dresden Castle, Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Katholische Hofkirche
Spouse	Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria ​ ​ (m. 1747)​
Issue more...	Frederick Augustus I, King of Saxony Anthony, King of Saxony Maria Amalia, Duchess of Zweibrücken Prince Maximilian
Names Friedrich Christian Leopold Johann Georg Franz Xaver
House	Wettin
Father	Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony
Mother	Maria Josepha of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Frederick Christian (German: Friedrich Christian; 5 September 1722 – 17 December 1763) was the Prince-Elector of Saxony for 73 days in 1763. He was a member of the House of Wettin. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Frederick Augustus II, Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, by his wife, Maria Josepha of Austria.