Friedrich III von Sachsen

Friedrich August III. Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp King of Saxony
(25.5.1865 - 18.2.1932)
place of birth: Dresden
Generalfeldmarschall: 11 September 1912

Friedrich August III. was the last reigning King of Saxony, ruling from 1904 to 1918. He was the son of King Georg and was married to Luise von Toskana. Luise gave Friedrich August three children but left him during her fourth pregnancy.

The Saxon king maintained very close ties to the military and even received the rank of field marshal in September 1912. Saxony's Friedrich-August-Medal was established by the king in 1905..."to recognize commendable achievements during battle by troops with the rank of company sergeant-major (Feldwebel) and below." He also took great pains as a ruler to maintain the balance of the traditional and the progressive. On 13 November 1918, however, in response to the so-called November Revolution, he abdicated the throne using the now famous phrase "Macht doch euer'n Dreck aleene!" (you'll just have to do your dirty business without my help!) Friedrich August III. is buried at Sibyllenort in Kreis Oels.