John I of Saxony
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Johann I, King of Saxony (Johann Nepomuk Maria Joseph Anton Xaver Vincenz Aloys Franz de Paula Stanislaus Bernhard Paul Felix Damasus) (12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) was the son of Maximilian, Duke of Saxony (1759-1838) and his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon-Parma (1770-1804). He was born at Dresden, and became king of Saxony after the death of his brother Frederick Augustus in 1854.
On 21 November 1822 at Dresden, he married Amelia of Bavaria (1801-1877), daughter of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria (1756-1825) and his second wife Karoline of Baden (1776-1841). Nine children were born from this marriage:
- Maria Auguste (1827-1857)
- Albert I (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 I
- Maria Sidonia (1834-1862)
- Anna (1836-1859). Married Ferdinand IV of Tuscany.
- Margaretha (1840-1858). Married her cousin Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria.
- Sophie (1845-1867). Married her cousin Karl Theodor Duke in Bavaria (brother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria).
He died at Pillnitz and was succeeded as King of Saxony by his son Albert I.
| Preceded by: Frederick Augustus II |
King of Saxony 1854–1873 |
Succeeded by: Albert I |
