Frederick Augustus I of Saxony

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Frederick Augustus I (German: Friedrich August I.; December 23, 1750 - May 5, 1827) was King of Saxony (1805-1827) from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III (Friedrich August III.) of Saxony (1763-1806) and Duke Frederick Augustus I (Polish: Fryderyk August I) of Warsaw (1807-1813).

Frederick Augustus was the eldest son of Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, and Maria Antonia, Princess of Bavaria. His maternal grandparents were Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, and Marie Amalie, Archduchess of Austria. He was the grandson of King Augustus III of Poland.

Frederick Augustus succeeded his father as prince-elector in December 1763. For the first five years of his reign, his mother Dowager Electress Maria Antonia was regent. In 1805, shortly before the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, he became King of Saxony.

In 1769, Frederick Augustus married Amalie, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, and had a daughter, Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony (1782-1863). His alliance with Napoleon resulted in defeat in 1813. The country was occupied by Russia, and only restored to full sovereignty after territorial changes between Russia, Prussia, and Saxony, resulting in the loss of two-thirds of the country's territory.

Frederick Augustus was succeeded as King of Saxony by his younger brother Anthony.

Coat of arms of Saxony

Coat of arms of the Duchy of Warsaw

Preceded by Frederick Christian	Elector/King of Saxony 1763–1827	Succeeded by Anthony
Preceded by state created	Duke of Warsaw 1807–1813	Succeeded by state abolished