Birth of Augustus III1696
Birth of Augustus III
Historical person
Augustus III Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Augustus III, based on 17 World History Database records associated with Poland.
17 records1696–175613 events5 places
Chronological biography
1696
1717
Dumb Diet1717
At the "Dumb Diet" summoned to Warsaw, Poland becomes a Russian Protecorate
Rule of Poland1717
At the "Dumb Diet" summoned to Warsaw, Poland becomes a Russian Protecorate
1733
Declaration of War1733
Augustus III is a Russian nominee to the throne opossed by Stanislaw Leszcynski. After the death of Augustus II & election of Augustus III
Election1733
After the death of Augustus II & election of Augustus III
Succession1733
Succeeds as King of Poland, rival King to Stanislas I
Succession1733
Succeeds as Elector of Saxony, 1733-1763
Capture of Danzig2 June 1733
Russian forces capture Danzig after a siege of 8 months
Siege of Danzig2 June 1733
Russian forces capture Danzig after a siege of 8 months
1734
Capital1734
Rules from Dresden rather than Warsaw
Succession1734
Succeeds as King of Poland
1735
Treaty of Vienna5 October 1735
The Treaty of Vienna ends the War of the Polish succession. The Elector of Saxony will rule Poland as Augustus III
1738
Treaty of Vienna1738
The Treaty of Vienna is ratified
1740
Alliance Augustus III and Prussia in the 1st Silesian War1740
Supports Prussia in the 1st Silesian War
Succession20 October 1740
Maria Theresas succession is disputed by Charles Albert, Philip V & Augustus III. Maria Maria Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire
1742
Alliance Augustus III and Austria in the War of Austrian Succession1742
Supports Austria in the War of Austrian Succession
1756
Capture of Saxony1756
Saxony is occupied by Prussia throughout the Seven Years War
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.