Marriage and Issue
In Mannheim on 17 January 1769 (by proxy) and again in Dresden on 29 January 1769 (in person), Frederick Augustus married the Countess Palatine (Pfalzgräfin) Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, sister of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. During their marriage, Amalia gave birth to four children, but only one daughter survived to adulthood:
- Stillborn child (1771).
- Stillborn child (1775).
- Maria Augusta Nepomucena Antonia Franziska Xaveria Aloysia (b. Dresden, 21 June 1782 – d. Dresden, 14 March 1863).
- Stillborn child (1797).
Without surviving male issue, Frederick Augustus was succeeded as King of Saxony by his younger brother Anton.
Read more about this topic: Frederick Augustus I Of Saxony
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