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Saxony in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Saxony in Poland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels2 people1706–1756

Historical events in Saxony

1706

1706
Invasion of Saxony
Augustus II the Strong · Great Northern War

Charles XII invades Sazony & finally defeats Augustus

1709

8 August 1709
Battle of Poltava
Augustus II the Strong · Great Northern War

Uses Swedish defeat to prepare his return to the Polish throne.

1733

1733
Succession
Augustus III · House of Saxony

Succeeds as Elector of Saxony, 1733-1763

1756

1756
Capture of Saxony
Augustus III · Seven Years War

Saxony is occupied by Prussia throughout the Seven Years War

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Poland and Saxony. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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