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"John of Saxony" may also refer to John, Elector of Saxony (1468–1532).

John (Template:Lang-de; 12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) was a King of Saxony from the House of Wettin.

John born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He was the son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony (1759-1838), and his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon-Parma (1770-1804). He became King of Saxony after the death of his brother Frederick Augustus II in 1854. John died at Pillnitz and was succeeded as king by his son Albert.

Ancestors

**John's ancestors in three generations**
King John of Saxony	Father: Prince Maximilian of Saxony	Paternal Grandfather: Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony	Paternal Great-grandfather: Augustus III of Poland
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria
		Paternal Grandmother: Princess Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria	Paternal Great-grandfather: Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
	Mother: Princess Caroline of Parma	Maternal Grandfather: Ferdinand, Duke of Parma	Maternal Great-grandfather: Philip, Duke of Parma
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France
		Maternal Grandmother: Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria	Maternal Great-grandfather: Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

Family

On 21 November 1822 at Dresden, John married Amelia of Bavaria (1801-1877), daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria (1756-1825) and his second wife Karoline of Baden (1776-1841). Amelia's twin sister Elisabeth was the queen consort of King Frederick William IV of Prussia. John and Amelia had nine children:

Maria Auguste (1827-1857)
Albert (1828-1902). Married Carola, daughter of Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden
Maria Elisabeth (1830-1912). Married first Ferdinando, Prince of Savoy and Sardinia, and second Niccolo Marchese Rapallo.
Friedrich August Ernst (1831-1847)
George (1832-1904). Married Maria Anna of Portugal
Maria Sidonia (1834-1862)
Anna (1836-1859). Married Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Margaretha (1840-1858). Married her cousin Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria.
Sophie (1845-1867). Married her cousin Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (brother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria).

Regnal titles
John, King of Saxony House of WettinBorn: December 12 1801 Died: October 29 1873
Preceded byFrederick Augustus II	King of Saxony 1854-1873	Succeeded byAlbert

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