08/20/1719 AD married
Augustus married Maria Josepha Habsburg in Vienna. She was the daughter of the deceased Emperor Joseph I and niece of Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire, whose coronation young Augustus attended. This marriage wasn't coincidental; Augustus II the Strong orchestrated it to maintain the might of the Saxons within the Holy Roman Empire. The alliance with Catholic Charles would prove fruitful in case of hostile or armed opposition from the Protestant states within the Empire.
Ten-days earlier, on 10 August 1719, Maria Josepha had been forced to renounce her claim to the throne of Austria in favour of her uncle's daughter, Maria Theresa. In accordance with the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 issued by Charles, a female heir or the eldest daughter would be permitted to inherit the throne of Austria.
Augustus II also hoped to place Saxony in a better position should there arise a war of succession to the Austrian territories.
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Augustus III of Poland (the Saxon, as Frederick Augustus II) King of Poland, Gr...
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Maria Josepha of Austria by marriage to Aug...
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