Albert, King of Saxony

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Albert
Photograph by Nicola Perscheid, c. 1900
King of Saxony
Reign	29 October 1873 – 19 June 1902
Predecessor	John
Successor	George
Born	(1828-04-23)23 April 1828 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	19 June 1902(1902-06-19) (aged 74) Sibyllenort, German Empire
Burial	Katholische Hofkirche
Spouse	Carola of Vasa ​ (m. 1853)​
Names German: Friedrich August Albert Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Nepomuk Wilhelm Xaver Georg Fidelis English: Frederick Augustus Albert Anthony Ferdinand Joseph Charles Maria Baptist Nepomuk William Xavier George Fidelis
House	Wettin
Father	John of Saxony
Mother	Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Albert (23 April 1828 – 19 June 1902) was King of Saxony from 29 October 1873 until his death in 1902.

He was the eldest son of Prince John (who succeeded his brother Frederick Augustus II on the Saxon throne as King John in 1854) by his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria.

Albert had a successful military career, leading Saxon troops that participated in the First Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War.